My Muse in My Heart -- A Modern Interpretation of Western Literary Classics

Author: Zhang Hong
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: From ancient Greece to the 20th century, the long corridor of Western literature has accumulated countless treasures. An enthusiast and researcher, who has lingered in its fragrance for many years, worships a Muse goddess that belongs to himself in his heart. Now, he presents his personal experiences, along with his reflections, associations, joys, and melancholy, to us in this book. The book selects 20 works, mostly novels such as Anna Karenina, The House of the Nobleman, White Nights, Hesiod, The Lover, and Ulysses, as well as a small number of poems and plays, each a renowned classic in literary history. Time has polished gold, yet they—retain their charm forever, their meaning forever. The book is divided into three parts: "Inquiries of Fate," "Echoes of Romance," and "Modern Restlessness," covering the three major schools of Realism, Romanticism, and Modernism. Through vivid, accessible, and philosophically rich language, it is not difficult to perceive the author's concern for the fate, passion, and circumstances of humanity from a modern perspective, as well as his reflection and inquiry into the spiritual and physical dualism that has long troubled human nature.