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Introduction
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This introduction is from "The Wanderers", which published this work and "A wanderer plays on muted strings1" as a single volume. — Editors note.
An autobiographical element is evident in practically everything that Hamsun has written. But it is particularly marked in the two volumes now published under the common title of “Wanderers,” as well as in the sequel named “The Last Joy.” These three works must be considered together. They have more in common than the central figure of “Knut Pedersen from the Northlands” through whose vision the fates of Captain Falkenberg and his wife are gradually unfolded to us. Not only do they refer undisguisedly to events known to be taken out of Hamsun’s own life, but they mirror his moods and thoughts and feelings during a certain period so closely that they may well be regarded as diaries of an unusually intimate character. It is as psychological documents of the utmost importance to the understanding of Hamsun himself that they have their chief significance. As a by-product2, one might almost say, the reader gets the art which reveals the story of the Falkenbergs by a process of indirect approach equalled in its ingenuity3 and verisimilitude only by Conrad’s best efforts.
The line of Hamsun’s artistic4 evolution is easily traceable through certain stages which, however, are not separated by sharp breaks. It is impossible to say that one stage ended and the next one began in a certain year. Instead they overlap5 like tiles on a roof. Their respective characters are strikingly symbolized6 by the titles of the dramatic trilogy which Hamsun produced between 1895 and 1898 —“At the Gate of the Kingdom,” “The Game of Life,” and “Sunset Glow.”
“Hunger” opened the first period and “Pan” marked its climax7, but it came to an end only with the eight-act drama of “Vendt the
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strings
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ingenuity
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n.别出心裁;善于发明创造 | |
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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v.象征,作为…的象征( symbolize的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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climax
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n.顶点;高潮;v.(使)达到顶点 | |
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monk
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lieutenant
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n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效 | |
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maturity
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n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差 | |
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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realization
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n. 抱怨,牢骚 v. 哭诉,发牢骚 | |
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proceeding
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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adj.婚姻的,夫妻的 | |
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n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 ) | |
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