THE BOOK OF EULOGIES:A COLLECTION OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTES, POETRY, ESSAYS, AND LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE
Book ID/图书代码： 00060004B04937
English Summary/英文概要： This invaluable anthology is the first and only collection dedicated to the art of the eulogy. For the past several years, Phyllis Theroux has collected the most eloquent and moving writing commemorating a death, assessing a life, or offering solace to the bereaved. Ranging from Thomas Jefferson’s magisterial eulogy for George Washington to Anna Quindlen’s affectionate memorial for her grandmother; from Helen Keller’s words about her dear friend Mark Twain to Adlai Stevenson’s about Eleanor Roosevelt, The Book of Eulogies establishes that great eulogies are a celebration of remarkable lives that can illuminate, confirm, inspire, and redirect our own.
Theroux has included some of the world’s most well-known tributes, such as Pericles’ Funeral Oration, Jules Michelet’s appreciation of Jeanne d’Arc, Victor Hugo’s ringing words on the one hundredth anniversary of Voltaire’s death, Cardinal Suenens’s eulogy for Pope John XXIII. But most of the eulogized assembled here are eighteenth- to twentieth-century Americans, and the stories of their lives illuminate our history with a particularly intimate light. In Robert Kennedy’s extemporaneous remarks upon hearing of the death of Martin Luther King, or Eugene McCarthy’s tribute to his friend and colleague, Hubert Humphrey, the values, wisdom, and spirit of both the eulogized and the eulogizer are revealed.
The Book of Eulogies is a sourcebook for anyone who must find words of solace, understanding, and inspiration on the occasion of a beloved’s death. It is also a treasury of astonishing eloquence, passion, and humanity -- a record of extraordinary lives, seen through the eyes of those who knew and loved them.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本珍贵的文选是迄今为止第一本也是唯一一本献给颂词艺术的书。Phyllis Theroux在过去几年里采集到许多很有说服力而且感人至深的作品，这些作品缅怀了死者，审视了人生，亦或者为死者家属提供了精神上的慰籍。此书收集的作品涉及面很广，有Thomas Jefferson献给George Washington的荡气回肠的赞美诗，有Anna Quindlen为缅怀她外祖母而写的文章也有Helen Keller为她的挚友Mark Twain写的只言片语以及Adlai Stevenson 献给Roosevelt的话。《颂词集》向我们证明了优秀的赞美词不仅是对伟人的一种歌颂，其实也会给我们普通人带来启示，信念和激励，点亮我们的人生。作品中囊括诸多著名的纪念性文章，譬如说，雅典政治家波利克里兹(Pericles) 在约纪元前430年 在纪念与斯巴达战争牺牲军士的葬礼上，发表了一篇著名的演讲词《葬礼演词》(Funeral Oration)；Jules Michelet对圣女贞德的褒奖；维克多雨果在伏尔泰百岁诞辰上发表的响彻耳畔话语；Cardinal Suenens献给教皇约翰二十三世的赞美词，等等等等；但是本书中所罗列出的歌颂对象绝大多数是18至20世纪的美国人，他们的人生在史册留上了重重的一笔。在罗伯特肯尼迪听到马丁．路德．金恩的死讯是做的即兴演讲以及尤金•麦卡锡为纪念他的好友兼同事所写的赞美文章中，我们感受到了赞美者与赞美的对象们智慧与热情以及他们所持的价值观。这本书对那些为寻找献给死者以及家属们的安抚、慰籍和勉励的话语而伤透脑筋的人很有帮助。本书集洋洒的语言，豪迈的激情，浓重的人情味为一身，从伟人们亲人、朋友的视角，记录下他们的点点滴滴。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Phyllis Theroux 曾写“California and Other States of Grace and Nightlights: Bedtime Stories for Parents in the Dark ”。她是午夜作家论坛会的创始人，也是杂志的专栏作家，童书作家，曾为“与 Jim Lehrer共度新闻时刻”这一节目写随笔。现居维吉尼亚洲的爱许尔市。
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