Re: [打滾] A Passage to India 偽補充+書摘
呃，為了講解方便，大家如果有空或是想逃避的時候，可以看看以下資料XD
※補充(?):E. M. Forster's Maurice※
以下貼自http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_(novel)
我知道我們脫離了可以看summary的時代XD，但我只是想讓大家先看一下這本的大意
好方便我談A Passage to India。Forster的這兩本小說常被擺在一起談。
以下，重點人物地點還有劇情轉折我有標色，如果BBS不好看請點上面網址~
來不及看也沒關係啦，我還是會大略summarize一次。
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Maurice (中譯:墨利斯的情人)
Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th
century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays, through
university and beyond. It was written from 1913 onwards. Although it was shown
to selected friends, such as Christopher Isherwood, it was only published in
1971 after Forster's death.
[Plot summary]
Maurice Hall (pronounced "Morris") is first met age 14 when a discussion about
sex and women between him and his prep-school teacher takes place just before
he progresses to his public school. This sets the tone for the rest of the
novel, as Maurice feels isolated and removed from the adult's depiction of
marriage with a woman as the goal in life. Moreover, his deep-seated contempt
for his own (middle) class takes root here, as he perceives that his teacher
does not have the capacity to see beyond the social norm to whatever may lie
behind it.
When Maurice enters university, he soon makes friends with fellow student Clive
Durham, who introduces him to the ancient Greek writings about homosexual love.
For two years they have a committed if exceedingly chaste romance, which they
must keep hidden from everyone they know. It is obvious that Maurice hopes for
more of their only platonic attachment, but slowly it becomes clear that Clive
is basically equally attached to society's view of what is right and wrong.
Clive intends to marry, even though Forster's prose leaves no doubts that his
marriage will probably entail a mostly joyless sex life. Disappointed and hurt
by Clive's rejection, Maurice seeks psychiatric counselling in a scene executed
by Forster with glee, again mercilessly exposing the emotional limitedness and
helplessness of society, as personified by Dr. Barry, who cannot even
comprehend Maurice's situation. At the time the only literature published on
homosexuality was in German, and thus not easily accessible to English doctors.
Having no real knowledge of homosexuality, Dr. Barry simply dismissed Maurice's
feelings as "rubbish."
Maurice grows older, leaves the university without taking his degree, adopts a
gentleman's habits and dress, and gets a good job as a stockbroker. In his
spare time, he helps run a Christian mission's boxing gym for working class
boys in the East End.
At one point Maurice makes an appointment with a hypnotist, Mr. Lasker-Jones,
to attempt to "cure" himself. Lasker-Jones refers to his condition as
"congenital homosexuality" and claims a 50% success rate in "curing" gay men.
He does note that 25% were not cured. After the first appointment it is clear
that the therapy has failed.
Maurice's unfulfilled emotional longings get closer to being resolved when he
is invited to stay at Penge at the Durhams'. There, at first unnoticed by him,
lurks the young under-gamekeeper Alec Scudder (just called Scudder for large
passages of the book, to emphasize the class difference even more), who has
noticed Maurice very well. He is spotted in the book at continually shorter
intervals, as if furtively circling his prey, until one night the lad simply
uses a ladder to climb to Maurice's bedroom, answering Maurice's call unheard
by everyone else.
After their first night together, Maurice panics and because of his treatment
of Alec, Alec becomes afraid also and pretends that he wants to blackmail
Maurice. Maurice goes to Lasker-Jones one more time for help, and the hypnotist
now seems a little more affirming. Knowing that the therapy is failing, he
tells Maurice to consider relocating to a country that has adopted the Code of
Napoleon, meaning one in which homosexual conduct is no longer criminal, such
as France or Italy. Maurice wonders if homosexuality will ever be acceptable in
England, to which Lasker-Jones replies "I doubt it. England has always been
disinclined to accept human nature." He shows Lasker-Jones a letter from Alec
and asks if he'd have a case in court against him, fearing that Alec will tell
others of his condition, but Lasker-Jones is unsure. Maurice has to figure this
out on his own.
Maurice and Alec meet at the British Museum in London to discuss this issue. In
a moving scene, they find out that they both are in love with each other, after
Maurice calls himself Scudder when asked for his name. This transgression of
class differences fortifies the bond between the two males instantly.
After another night of lying arm in arm together it becomes clear that Alec has
a ticket for a trip to Argentina, from which he will not return. After initial
resentment Maurice gives in and decides to at least give Alec a sendoff. He is
taken aback when Alec is not there. In a hurry, he makes it for Penge, where
the two lovers were supposed to have met before at the boathouse. He finds Alec
there, who tells him that he sent a telegram to Maurice stating that he was to
come to the boathouse. Alec intends to stay with Maurice, telling him that they
"shan't be parted no more" and indeed the two are reunited there and "live
happily ever after".
Maurice visits Clive one more time, for closure on their relationship, and
outlines his vision of his future with Alec. Clive's helplessness at hearing
what has transpired leaves him speechless and unable to comprehend. Meanwhile
Maurice disappears into the woods to rejoin Alec.
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嗯，其實我只有當年看過中譯本啦哈哈(乾笑)。下面是我那時候打起來的筆記>//<
暑假看的，因為很閒、書又要還同學所以乾脆把很喜歡的段落打起來...
有興趣的可以看看。想要自己看的就別繼續看了，雷會爆到最後面.....
>>呃呃，雖然是自己亂打的東西，還是請勿轉載~
下面的譯文出自《墨利斯的情人》，2002年八月圓神出版。
(我說:)
有些地方不怎麼有趣，但卻稱不上枯燥。另一方面，
一些小小的重點橋段則是美的像是在灰濛濛的世界中閃著水般光澤的美好細瑣事物。
翻譯不上好懂但尚稱可以，劇情也是。仍是有些小小的讓人隱隱感動回味的地方。
(一回味起來發現其實很多...)
對無名小卒園丁喬治辭職的突然淚下(不同階級的兩人、是否呼應之後對阿列克的想望…? )
、跟德拉姆(克萊夫)的相遇與交往種種壓抑的美好、
一開始拒絕克萊夫後，延遲感受到的難過、
克萊夫在睡夢中呼喚墨利斯，墨利斯剛好跳進窗內回應，兩人不由自主的接吻，
接下來在墨利斯被退學前兩人翹課共度的時光(以及明顯的兩人的名字都變成以教名相稱)、
兩人禁慾但無時無刻沉浸在幸福中的兩年歲月
(「墨利斯和克萊夫將星宿下的男人所能指望的幸福都弄到了手。…
與別人共處時，兩人的靜謐向周圍煥發，得以在社會上確保自己的位置。」)
(ch18整章都很棒)、「『我不由自主地變的正常了。我一點辦法也沒有。』」
「他們體貼、入微的相互愛慕。美好的習俗接納了他們—這中間，隔著柵欄，墨利斯正在徘
徊，嘴裡是不合時宜的話語，心中有著邪惡的慾望，雙臂抱著滿滿當當的空氣。」
「『我最喜歡短髮。』『為什麼?』『因為我可以撫摸它--』然後他哭起來了。」
下面是超喜歡的橋段。↓
「儘管周圍有那麼多人，他那雙眼睛藍到極點，跟墨利斯咬耳朵說：『我愛你。』」
「接近學期末的時候，克萊夫發現霍爾臉上有一種特殊的、美麗的表情。
這種表情只是偶然浮現，難於捉摸，轉瞬即逝。…
他覺得霍爾的表情中好像夾雜起過去不曾注意的一絲蠻橫。
他拿不準，但喜歡它。當他們兩人突然相遇或者沉默半晌之後，
霍爾的臉上就會泛出這種表情。它越過理性，引誘他說…」
兩人在克萊夫家宅半月迫不及待的幽會與純聊天:
…難以忘懷，永恆不變，卻是用最謙卑的片言隻語表達出來的，並且發自最單純的感情。
『喂，你肯吻我一下嗎?』
當麻雀在頭頂上的屋簷下睡醒，斑尾林鴿在遠方的森林開始咕咕的鳴轉時，墨利斯問。
克萊夫搖搖頭，他們面泛微笑地分手了。無論如何，他們暫時在各自的人生中創立了完璧。
「頭天晚上少年參加了舞會，仍在酣睡。他躺在那裡，渾身一絲不掛。他不知羞恥的躺著，
被陽光擁抱著，籠罩在陽光裡。雙唇微啟，上唇的汗毛金光閃閃。無數根頭髮紮煞開來，光
彩奪目。肉體是琥珀色的，色澤柔和。在任何人眼裡，他都好像是美的。至於墨利斯呢，他
有兩條通向這個少年的路，少年就化為現世的慾望了。」
「少年剛洗過澡，濕頭髮平貼在腦袋上。他那秀美的肉體被衣服遮住了，
然而他還是異常標致。…他的聲調使墨利斯渾身顫慄。」
「…那聲音親密的彷彿是從他本人的身體內部發出的。他似乎噼噼啪啪的響，燃燒起來了。
只見梯子的頂端在月明的空氣中顫悠。…它幾乎不認適的那個人朝他湊過來，跪在他身旁，
低聲耳語：『老爺，你喊我吧…?老爺，我懂得…我懂得…』並且觸摸了他。」
←註:出自Alec爬梯子進入Maurice房間，回應他那"沒人聽到的呼喚"那邊。
「..肉體之愛意味著反應，從本質上看，這是恐怖。…(那一整段都很好看)(ch44)」
(ch45墨李斯上岸後那段很好看，後面也都很好看…)
「他再度突然想到這片地方何等荒廢，多麼不宜把人分成等級，或規定將由誰支配未來。」
(ch46跟克萊夫最後告知都很好看)
「這就是他最後的一句話，因為大約這時後墨利斯就無影無蹤了。他留下一小堆月見草的花
瓣，作為他曾在這裡呆過的唯一痕跡。這堆花瓣猶如餘燼似的厭厭一息的趴在地上。克萊夫
終身不曉得墨利斯離去的準確時間。隨著進入暮年，對於是否確實發生過此等事，他開始拿
不準了。藍屋發出微光，羊齒叢搖曳著。他的朋友在劍橋校園朝他招起手來。朋友沐浴在陽
光下，散發出五月這個學期的花香與喧嘩。」
↑全書的最後一段。真是美的嚇人的文字。
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(囧 我想我是逃避的厲害才把舊檔找出來貼 感謝收看..)
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