★美國哈佛大學教授李歐梵、王德威聯名推薦★ 1911年10月冬天,里爾克到瑞士的杜英諾城堡探望瑪莉郡主(Princess Mary von Thurn und Taxis-Hohenlohe),郡主於12月中旬離開杜英諾,直到翌年4月才回來。在這四個月中,里爾克單獨留在堡內。有天,他收到一封頗為麻煩應付的信函,必須立即作一謹慎答覆,為了安排思緒,便走到城堡的外棱牆往來踱步,外邊是浪捲百尺海浪,忽地驀然停步,好像風浪中聽到第一首的首句: 假若我呼喊,誰在天使的階位會聽到我? 他拿起隨身筆記本寫下這句子,知道是神祇在給他說話,跟著回到房間寫好那封信,當天黃昏,完成哀歌第一首⋯⋯ 《杜英諾哀歌》(Duineser Elegien)共10首,第1首起於1912年里爾克在杜英諾城堡獨居時。里爾克曾因第一次世界大戰(1914-1918)及憂鬱症無法寫作,拒絕讀報,自我孤絕,停筆10年,在慕尼黑等待戰爭結束。直到1922年初在瑞士的穆佐城堡(Chateau de Muzot)神思勃發,短短數天,《杜英諾哀歌》全部完成。同時也在這期間完成《寫給奧菲厄斯十四行》(Sonette an Orpheus)上卷25首十四行詩(成書時是26首),十四行是因紀念少女舞蹈家維拉之死,觸發而成: 此來彼去,妳仍像小女孩瞬間把曼妙舞姿放入舞蹈完成一系列純粹星座舞曲超越大自然枯燥秩序 里爾克是一個「困難的詩人」(a difficult poet),他的困難不是一般所謂的難懂或晦澀,而是他要把表達的豐富內涵壓縮在短短十四行句內。學者專家不斷證明,這些詩作不是故作難懂的虛無內容,而是分別隱藏在一個巨大豐富的系統性組合(schema),也就是藉維拉之死與奧菲厄斯神話發展成里爾克對生命奧祕的探索。這種理念能夠發揮成上下兩卷55首詩作,真是難得可貴。怪不得比他年長十二歲,更曾拒絕尼采求婚的露.莎樂美慧眼識英雄,另眼相看,相戀之餘,與他通訊不絕。 《杜英諾哀歌》及《給奧菲厄斯十四行》這兩部作品也是里爾克一生中最重要及富影響力的創作。
Pets, hilarity, and plots for world domination come together in Pets Rule!, an early chapter book series perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Meet Ember, a rescue Chihuahua who has just been adopted by the Chin family. Ember is no ordinary dog: he thinks he is an evil overlord, destined to rule the world. He enlists the help of the other pets in the house, like Smelly Steve the hamster and Neo the canary, to take over the neighborhood. Their first mission is defeating Masher, the mean squirrel who lives next door. But to his shock, Ember finds himself growing attached to his "minions", the Chin family--especially Lucy. Does Ember still have what it takes to control