Section Three Common Sense in Literature
一部优秀小说必须具备的条件(根据G.H.梅纳迪博士为菲尔丁的小说《汤姆·琼斯》所作序言):
Requirements of a Good Novel (according to Dr. G.H. Maynadier in his Introduction to Fielding’s TomJones):
(1)宗旨正大:
(1)Serious Purpose:
可进一步发挥为:
To be developed thus:
a)严肃的目的=“人生严肃的意识”
a)Serious Purpose=“A Sense of Seriousness of Human Life”
b)真理:现实主义,“自然”。
b)Truth: Realism, “Nature”.
c)理想的赏罚:美德有报?
c)Poetic Justice: Virtue Rewarded?
d)小说家的正大宗旨:真理与爱。
d)The Novelist’s Serious Purpose: Truth and Love.
(2)范围宽广(2)Large Scope
(3)结构谨严(3)Firm Plot
(4)事实繁多(4)Plenty of Action
(5)情景逼真(5)Reality of Scenes
(6)人物生动(6)Liveliness of Characters