《黑郁金香》
Alexandre Dumas
亞歷山大·仲馬
Synopsis
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre depicted a love story between a young men and a young lady in 17th century’ bourgeois revolution of Holland where was full of fierce politic warfare and turbulent life; Baerle, who was a doctor, was arrested and put into prison for some reason. Rosa was the warder’s daughter. In prison, they fell in love with each other. Their love was holy and sincere. They cooperated and cultivated a new breed of tulip-black tulip.
故事梗概
大仲馬所著小說《黑郁金香》以十七世紀荷蘭資產階級革命時期激烈的政治鬥爭與動蕩生活為背景，描寫壹對青年男女的愛情故事：醫生拜爾勒因故被捕入獄，在獄中與看守的女兒蘿莎發生純潔、真摯的感情，二人合作，培育出黑郁金香。
Comment
● The content of this book is vivid, intensive and full of attraction.
● The plot of shortening edition is fairly centralized and condensed.
● The book only uses 1500 common English words for narrative. The language is easy and fluently, with many dialogues.
● The simpilied edition of this novel is suitable for the students of high school, freshman and sophomores, and self-study people with middling English level.
評價
○ 內容生動緊張，富有吸引力；
○ 這個簡寫本的故事情節比較集中、緊湊；
○ 在語言方面，僅用壹千五百個英語常用詞敘述，淺易流暢，對話甚多；
○ 此書的簡寫本可供高中和大學壹、二年級學生或具有中等英語水平的自學者閱讀。
Introduction of Author
● Name: Alexandre Dumas
● Nationality: French
● Age: 1802-1870
● Position: Novelist and playwright of the romantic period in 19 th century
● School:Optimistic Romantic
● Style: His novels deserve Historical Thriller Fiction. Unusual ideal heroes, rapidly developing story plots, intensive fighting actions, clear and complete structure, lifelike and strong words, and flexible and witty dialogue, all of these constitute the characteristic of Dumas’ Novels.
●Some other masterpieces:
-Historical novels
The Three Musketeers (1844- 1846)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1844- 1846).
-Drama
Henry III and His Court 1829
Christine 1830
作者簡介
○ 姓名：亞歷山大·仲馬
○ 國籍：法國
○ 年齡：1802-1870
○ 地位：19世紀浪漫主義時期的小說家和劇作家
○ 流派：積極浪漫主義派
○ 風格：大仲馬的小說堪稱歷史驚險小說。異乎尋常的理想英雄，急劇發展 的故事情節，緊張的打鬥動作，清晰明朗的完整結構，生動有力的語言，靈活機智的對話等構成了大仲馬小說的特色。
○壹些其它著名作品：
-歷史小說
《三個火槍手》或譯《三劍客》(1844- 1846)
《基督山伯爵》(1844- 1846).
-戲劇
《享利第三及其宮廷》1829
《克裏斯汀》1830