輝煌的北京

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林語堂用美妙的英文向世界介紹中國人和中國歷史文化，但是，囿于所處時代、社會環(huán)境和個人經(jīng)歷，他的思想認識不免帶有歷史的局限。20世紀30年代至50年代正是中國國內(nèi)動蕩變遷、破舊立新的時期，特定的創(chuàng)作背景無疑也給他的作品留下印痕。顯而易見地，比如當時對朝代稱謂與歷史紀元的劃定不統(tǒng)一（如稱清朝為ManchuDynasty）；且時無漢語拼音方案，專有名詞均使用威妥瑪拼音音譯等。此外，也能發(fā)現(xiàn)作者在解讀文化歷史和社會生活現(xiàn)象時的不足，如反映在民族關系的表述上，稱中國的一些少數(shù)民族為foreign blood、foreign race，乃至以Chinese特指Han Chinese等。諸如此類，為不妨礙我們對文學和語言的鑒賞，在我們最大程度地保留作品原貌的同時，敬期讀者明辨。

作者簡介

林語堂（1895—1976），一代國學大師，中國首位諾貝爾文學獎被提名人。著有《吾國與吾民》《生活的藝術》《京華煙云》等，并將孔孟老莊哲學和陶淵明、李白、蘇東坡、曹雪芹等人的文學作品英譯推介海外，是第一位以英文書寫揚名海外的中國作家，也是集語言學家、哲學家、文學家于一身的知名學者。

書籍目錄

FOREWORDChapter One  THE SPIRIT OF OLD PEKINGChapter Two  THE SEASONSChapter Three  THE CITYChapter Four  ANCIENT GLORYChapter Five  WARLORDS, DOWAGERS AND CONCUBINESChapter Six  THE PALACES AND PLEASANCESChapter Seven  STUDIES IN FORM Temples, Pagodas and the Plastic ArtsChapter Eight  STUDIES IN LINE Painting and CalligraphyChapter Nine  LIFE OF THE PEOPLEChapter Ten  BELIEFS AND FANCIESChapter Eleven  THE ART OF PEKING Essay by Peter C. SwannAppendix  RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF PEKING　Ming　Yuan　ChinBIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDEACKNOWLEDGMENTSWADE-GILES TO PINYIN CONVERSION TABLEENGLISH WORKS BY LIN YUTANG

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　　in a series of events which connect up like a chain. At the south endEmperor Kwangshii died a prisoner, betrayed by a man associatedwith the Middle Sea, Yuan Shih-kai. Yuan came into power again afterthe founding of the Republic because he controlled the army, and in1915 he prepared to make himself emperor. His plans were upset bya man called Tsai Sungpo, who raised a rebellion against him in Yun-nan in 1916. The name of Tsai Sungpo has been perpetuated by thelibrary situated at the northwest corner of the North Sea. In the faceof the rebellion Yuans contemplated monarchy collapsed like a houseof cards because public sentiment was against a monarchy. To be atsuch a pinnacle of power was to be isolated from the public, and Yuanwas methodically deceived by the conspirators, who wanted him tobelieve that the whole nation approved of the monarchist plot. LiangShihyi （nicknamed the "God of Wealth） according to current stories,had a newspaper plant set up. Each morning he presented Yuan withnewspapers from Shanghai. Keeping the news items, he had theeditorial changed and printed in Peking, from which ~uan formed theimpression that public opinion was clamouring for the restorationof a Chinese monarchy. Some dying words of the last Ming emperorsounded very much like the last thoughts of Yuan Shih-kai: "Myministers have deceived me."

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