艺桥倩影 (Die Bettlerin vom Pont des Arts)

威廉·豪夫(1802—1827)是19世纪德国浪漫派重要作家，尽管一生只活了25个舂秋，可留给后人的作品却是不朽的，他创作的小说和童话被译成世界上数十种文字，其中许多还被改编成歌剧、电影，成为人们绘画的题材。本书采撷了豪夫的七则中短篇小说，按创作年代排列。开场篇《小矮子木克》是德国家喻户晓的名篇，讽刺和鞭挞统治者的愚蠢和贪婪；中篇小说《艺桥情影》讲述大学生弗勒本和美貌绝伦的女丐约瑟芬之间凄婉曲折的爱情故事：小说《幻想》记述作者及朋友间放荡不羁、纵酒取乐的滑稽行为，对世界、人生及艺术进行批评，给人启迪，发人思索；《冷酷的心》、《年轻的英国人》等其余各篇是惊险离奇的故事，都给世人心中留下不可磨灭的印象。(Wilhelm Hauff (1802 - 1827) is an important writer of German Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century. Although he died at the age of 25, his works left for the later generations are immortal. His novels and fairy tales have been translated into dozens of languages in the world, many of which have been adapted into operas and films and become subjects of paintings. This book collects seven novellas and short stories written by Hauff which are sorted by the year of creation. The first article, Little Muck, is a widely known work in Germany and satirizes and lashes the stupidity and greed of the rulers; the novella, Die Bettlerin vom Pont des Arts, describes the sad and touching love story between college student Fleur and Josephine, a beautiful beggar woman; the novel, Fantasy, records the antics of wild oats and going on at random of the author and his friends and criticizes the world, life and art, which enlightens people and set people thinking; The Cold Heart, A Young British Man and other articles are all thrilling and fantastic stories which make indelible impressions on people.)