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伯里克利的演说词
anintroductiontopericles’funeraloration
thucydidesdidnotbelongtothegenerationsofempirebuilders.hewasbornjustafterthem,andhispersonalmemorywentnofurtherbackthanthepeaceof445.sohesharedtheideasoftheagewithhisoldercontemporaries,butinalessinstinctivefashion.likethem,heknewthathewa
2、slivingingreattimes.but,morethoughtfulthanthey,hedesiredtorecordthem;forheknew,astheyknewiftheyeverlayawakethinking,thatthisglorycouldnotlastandthatposteritywouldbegladtoreadofit.buthelittlesuspectedhowbrieftheblossomwouldbe,orthat,inhisownshortlifetime,hewouldyetseeautumnandmidwinter.
yetitwa
3、sinmidwinter,whenthelongwallshadbeendismantledandtheacropolishadhousedaspartangarrison,thathewrotehiseulogyofthecityintheform(whatformcouldbemoreappropriate。)ofaspeechoverhernobledead.itisnot,ofcourse,thespeechwhichpericlesdelivered,oreven,asthespeakerhints,thekindofspeechusuallygivenonsuchoccasions
4、thereistoolittleinitaboutnobleancestors,andtoomuchaboutthepresentday.butthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthucudideshadheardhisherospeak,mostprobablymorethanonce,overthecity’sfallensoldiers,andcouldrecallinafteryearsamonghismostsacredrecollections,“thecadenceofhisvoice,themovementofhishand,”andthesolemnhus
5、hofthevastaudience,brokenonlyby“thesobbingofsomemotherofthedead.”wemayfeelwithconfidencethathehasgivenus,withtheaddedcolourofhisownexperience,notmerelytheinnerthoughtbutmuchofthelanguageofpericles.sothatherewecanlisten,asinallfineworksofinterpretation,totwogreatspiritsatonce;andwhenwehavelearnttouse
6、ourearswecansometimeshearthemboth,pericles’voicecomingthrough,alittlefaintandthinafterthelapseofyears,abovethedeeptonesofthehistorian.
thespeechiswritten,ifeverwritingwas,“notininkbutinblood.”forwiththucydides,moreperhapsthanwithanyothergreatwriter,thereisnotawordbuttells.“youmustreadandmarkhi
7、mlinebylinetillyoucanreadbetweenthelinesasclearlyasinthem.therearefewthinkerswithsomanyideasbroodinginthebackground.”allgreatartislikeaghostseekingtoexpressmorethanitcanutterandbeckoningtoregionsbeyond.thisisastrueinhistory,whichdealswithnations,asinpoetryoranymorepersonalart.thatiswhythefuneralspee
8、ch,writtenofasmallprovincialcityintheuntriedyouthoftheworld,willalwaysfindanechowhenevermenandnationsarelivingtruetothemselves,whetherinthetrenchesofmukdenorinthecemeteryofgettysburg.periclesandabrahamlincolnwerenotverymuchalike.butcommonneedsbegetacommonlanguage;andgreatstatesmen,likegreatpoets,speaktooneanotherfrompeaktopeak.
chosenfromzimmern,thegreekcommonwealth
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