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1、TennesseeWilliamsTheRoseTattooCopyright,1950,1951,byTennesseeWilliams.Oslinger!crackthenutofmyeye!myhearttwitteredwithjoyunderthesplendorofthequicklime,thebirdsingsOSenectus!...thestreamsareintheirbedslikethecriesofwomenandthisworldhasmorebeautythanaram's
2、skinpaintedred!St.-JohnPese:AnabasisT.S.EliotTranslationToFrankinreturnforSicilyTheTimelessWorldofaPlayCarsonMcCullersconcludesoneofherlyricpoemswiththeline:"Time,theendlessidiot,runsscreaming'roundtheworld."Itisthiscontinualrushoftime,soviolentthatitappe
3、arstobescreaming,thatdeprivesouractuallivesofsomuchdignityandmeaning,anditis,perhapsmorethananythingelse,thearrestoftimewhichhastakenplaceinacompletedworkofartthatgivestocertainplaystheirfeelingofdepthandsignificance.IntheLondonnoticesofDeathofaSalesmanac
4、ertainnotoriouslyskepticalcriticmadetheremarkthatWillyLomanwasthesortofmanthatalmostanymemberoftheaudiencewouldhavekickedoutofanofficehadheappliedforajobordetainedoneforconversationabouthistroubles.Theremarkitselfpossiblyholdssometruth.Buttheimplicationth
5、atWillyLomanisconsequentlyacharacterwithwhomwehavenoreasontoconcernourselvesindrama,revealsastrikinglyfalseconceptionofwhatplaysare.Contemplationissomethingthatexistsoutsideoftime,andsoisthetragicsense.Evenintheactualworldofcommerce,thereexistsinsomeperso
6、nsasensibilitytotheunfortunatesituationsofothers,acapacityforconcernandcompassion,survivingfromamoretenderperiodoflifeoutsidethepresentwhirlingwire-cageofbusinessactivity.FacingWillyLomanacrossanofficedesk,meetinghisnervousglanceandhearinghisquerulousvoic
7、e,wewouldbeverylikelytoglanceatourwristwatchandourscheduleofotherappointments.Wewouldnotkickhimoutoftheoffice,no,butwewouldcertainlyeasehimoutwithmoreexpeditionthanWillyhadfeeblyhopedfor.Butsupposetherehadbeennowristwatchorofficeclockandsupposetherehadnot
8、beenthescheduleofpressingappointments,andsupposethatwewerenotactuallyfacingWillyacrossadesk--andfacingapersonisnotthebestwaytoseehim!--suppose,inotherwords,thatthemeetingwithWillyLomanhadsomehowoccurredinaworldoutsi
