呃，为了讲解方便，大家如果有空或是想逃避的时候，可以看看以下资料XD ※补充(?):E. M. Forster's Maurice※ 以下贴自http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_(novel) 我知道我们脱离了可以看summary的时代XD，但我只是想让大家先看一下这本的大意 好方便我谈A Passage to India。Forster的这两本小说常被摆在一起谈。 以下，重点人物地点还有剧情转折我有标色，如果BBS不好看请点上面网址~ 来不及看也没关系啦，我还是会大略summarize一次。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maurice (中译:墨利斯的情人) Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays, through university and beyond. It was written from 1913 onwards. Although it was shown to selected friends, such as Christopher Isherwood, it was only published in 1971 after Forster's death. [Plot summary] Maurice Hall (pronounced "Morris") is first met age 14 when a discussion about sex and women between him and his prep-school teacher takes place just before he progresses to his public school. This sets the tone for the rest of the novel, as Maurice feels isolated and removed from the adult's depiction of marriage with a woman as the goal in life. Moreover, his deep-seated contempt for his own (middle) class takes root here, as he perceives that his teacher does not have the capacity to see beyond the social norm to whatever may lie behind it. When Maurice enters university, he soon makes friends with fellow student Clive Durham, who introduces him to the ancient Greek writings about homosexual love. For two years they have a committed if exceedingly chaste romance, which they must keep hidden from everyone they know. It is obvious that Maurice hopes for more of their only platonic attachment, but slowly it becomes clear that Clive is basically equally attached to society's view of what is right and wrong. Clive intends to marry, even though Forster's prose leaves no doubts that his marriage will probably entail a mostly joyless sex life. Disappointed and hurt by Clive's rejection, Maurice seeks psychiatric counselling in a scene executed by Forster with glee, again mercilessly exposing the emotional limitedness and helplessness of society, as personified by Dr. Barry, who cannot even comprehend Maurice's situation. At the time the only literature published on homosexuality was in German, and thus not easily accessible to English doctors. Having no real knowledge of homosexuality, Dr. Barry simply dismissed Maurice's feelings as "rubbish." Maurice grows older, leaves the university without taking his degree, adopts a gentleman's habits and dress, and gets a good job as a stockbroker. In his spare time, he helps run a Christian mission's boxing gym for working class boys in the East End. At one point Maurice makes an appointment with a hypnotist, Mr. Lasker-Jones, to attempt to "cure" himself. Lasker-Jones refers to his condition as "congenital homosexuality" and claims a 50% success rate in "curing" gay men. He does note that 25% were not cured. After the first appointment it is clear that the therapy has failed. Maurice's unfulfilled emotional longings get closer to being resolved when he is invited to stay at Penge at the Durhams'. There, at first unnoticed by him, lurks the young under-gamekeeper Alec Scudder (just called Scudder for large passages of the book, to emphasize the class difference even more), who has noticed Maurice very well. He is spotted in the book at continually shorter intervals, as if furtively circling his prey, until one night the lad simply uses a ladder to climb to Maurice's bedroom, answering Maurice's call unheard by everyone else. After their first night together, Maurice panics and because of his treatment of Alec, Alec becomes afraid also and pretends that he wants to blackmail Maurice. Maurice goes to Lasker-Jones one more time for help, and the hypnotist now seems a little more affirming. Knowing that the therapy is failing, he tells Maurice to consider relocating to a country that has adopted the Code of Napoleon, meaning one in which homosexual conduct is no longer criminal, such as France or Italy. Maurice wonders if homosexuality will ever be acceptable in England, to which Lasker-Jones replies "I doubt it. England has always been disinclined to accept human nature." He shows Lasker-Jones a letter from Alec and asks if he'd have a case in court against him, fearing that Alec will tell others of his condition, but Lasker-Jones is unsure. Maurice has to figure this out on his own. Maurice and Alec meet at the British Museum in London to discuss this issue. In a moving scene, they find out that they both are in love with each other, after Maurice calls himself Scudder when asked for his name. This transgression of class differences fortifies the bond between the two males instantly. After another night of lying arm in arm together it becomes clear that Alec has a ticket for a trip to Argentina, from which he will not return. After initial resentment Maurice gives in and decides to at least give Alec a sendoff. He is taken aback when Alec is not there. In a hurry, he makes it for Penge, where the two lovers were supposed to have met before at the boathouse. He finds Alec there, who tells him that he sent a telegram to Maurice stating that he was to come to the boathouse. Alec intends to stay with Maurice, telling him that they "shan't be parted no more" and indeed the two are reunited there and "live happily ever after". Maurice visits Clive one more time, for closure on their relationship, and outlines his vision of his future with Alec. Clive's helplessness at hearing what has transpired leaves him speechless and unable to comprehend. Meanwhile Maurice disappears into the woods to rejoin Alec. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 嗯，其实我只有当年看过中译本啦哈哈(乾笑)。下面是我那时候打起来的笔记>//< 暑假看的，因为很闲、书又要还同学所以乾脆把很喜欢的段落打起来... 有兴趣的可以看看。想要自己看的就别继续看了，雷会爆到最後面..... >>呃呃，虽然是自己乱打的东西，还是请勿转载~ 下面的译文出自《墨利斯的情人》，2002年八月圆神出版。 (我说:) 有些地方不怎麽有趣，但却称不上枯燥。另一方面， 一些小小的重点桥段则是美的像是在灰蒙蒙的世界中闪着水般光泽的美好细琐事物。 翻译不上好懂但尚称可以，剧情也是。仍是有些小小的让人隐隐感动回味的地方。 (一回味起来发现其实很多...) 对无名小卒园丁乔治辞职的突然泪下(不同阶级的两人、是否呼应之後对阿列克的想望…? ) 、跟德拉姆(克莱夫)的相遇与交往种种压抑的美好、 一开始拒绝克莱夫後，延迟感受到的难过、 克莱夫在睡梦中呼唤墨利斯，墨利斯刚好跳进窗内回应，两人不由自主的接吻， 接下来在墨利斯被退学前两人翘课共度的时光(以及明显的两人的名字都变成以教名相称)、 两人禁慾但无时无刻沉浸在幸福中的两年岁月 (「墨利斯和克莱夫将星宿下的男人所能指望的幸福都弄到了手。… 与别人共处时，两人的静谧向周围焕发，得以在社会上确保自己的位置。」) (ch18整章都很棒)、「『我不由自主地变的正常了。我一点办法也没有。』」 「他们体贴、入微的相互爱慕。美好的习俗接纳了他们—这中间，隔着栅栏，墨利斯正在徘 徊，嘴里是不合时宜的话语，心中有着邪恶的慾望，双臂抱着满满当当的空气。」 「『我最喜欢短发。』『为什麽?』『因为我可以抚摸它--』然後他哭起来了。」 下面是超喜欢的桥段。↓ 「尽管周围有那麽多人，他那双眼睛蓝到极点，跟墨利斯咬耳朵说：『我爱你。』」 「接近学期末的时候，克莱夫发现霍尔脸上有一种特殊的、美丽的表情。 这种表情只是偶然浮现，难於捉摸，转瞬即逝。… 他觉得霍尔的表情中好像夹杂起过去不曾注意的一丝蛮横。 他拿不准，但喜欢它。当他们两人突然相遇或者沉默半晌之後， 霍尔的脸上就会泛出这种表情。它越过理性，引诱他说…」 两人在克莱夫家宅半月迫不及待的幽会与纯聊天: …难以忘怀，永恒不变，却是用最谦卑的片言只语表达出来的，并且发自最单纯的感情。 『喂，你肯吻我一下吗?』 当麻雀在头顶上的屋檐下睡醒，斑尾林鸽在远方的森林开始咕咕的鸣转时，墨利斯问。 克莱夫摇摇头，他们面泛微笑地分手了。无论如何，他们暂时在各自的人生中创立了完璧。 「头天晚上少年参加了舞会，仍在酣睡。他躺在那里，浑身一丝不挂。他不知羞耻的躺着， 被阳光拥抱着，笼罩在阳光里。双唇微启，上唇的汗毛金光闪闪。无数根头发紮煞开来，光 彩夺目。肉体是琥珀色的，色泽柔和。在任何人眼里，他都好像是美的。至於墨利斯呢，他 有两条通向这个少年的路，少年就化为现世的慾望了。」 「少年刚洗过澡，湿头发平贴在脑袋上。他那秀美的肉体被衣服遮住了， 然而他还是异常标致。…他的声调使墨利斯浑身颤栗。」 「…那声音亲密的彷佛是从他本人的身体内部发出的。他似乎噼噼啪啪的响，燃烧起来了。 只见梯子的顶端在月明的空气中颤悠。…它几乎不认适的那个人朝他凑过来，跪在他身旁， 低声耳语：『老爷，你喊我吧…?老爷，我懂得…我懂得…』并且触摸了他。」 ←注:出自Alec爬梯子进入Maurice房间，回应他那"没人听到的呼唤"那边。 「..肉体之爱意味着反应，从本质上看，这是恐怖。…(那一整段都很好看)(ch44)」 (ch45墨李斯上岸後那段很好看，後面也都很好看…) 「他再度突然想到这片地方何等荒废，多麽不宜把人分成等级，或规定将由谁支配未来。」 (ch46跟克莱夫最後告知都很好看) 「这就是他最後的一句话，因为大约这时後墨利斯就无影无踪了。他留下一小堆月见草的花 瓣，作为他曾在这里呆过的唯一痕迹。这堆花瓣犹如余烬似的厌厌一息的趴在地上。克莱夫 终身不晓得墨利斯离去的准确时间。随着进入暮年，对於是否确实发生过此等事，他开始拿 不准了。蓝屋发出微光，羊齿丛摇曳着。他的朋友在剑桥校园朝他招起手来。朋友沐浴在阳 光下，散发出五月这个学期的花香与喧哗。」 ↑全书的最後一段。真是美的吓人的文字。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (囧 我想我是逃避的厉害才把旧档找出来贴 感谢收看..) --

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