genius and the craftsman 天才与工匠

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1、GeniusandtheCraftsman天才与工匠每日英语2008-03-1913:57:24阅读1017评论0  字号：大中小 订阅 Manypeopleadmirewritersfortheirexquisitestories,butfewofthemknowwithwhatpainstakingeffortswritersworktobringastoryintotheworld.Thefollowingessaydiscussestheprocessofconceivingastoryanddevelopingitintoaperfectworkof

2、art.许多人羡慕作家们的精彩小说，但却很少有人知道作家们是如何辛勤笔耕才使一篇小说问世的。以下的短文将讨论小说的酝酿过程，以及作家是如何将这小说雕琢成一件精致完美的艺术品。OnceontheedgeofawoodsattwilightIcameuponasmallpeachtreeinflower.Istayedtherewatchinguntilthelightwasgone.Isawnothingofthetree'sorigin,nothingofthemightwhichhadforcedopenapityoucouldbreakyourteetho

3、n,andnothingoftheprinciplewhichhelditseparatefromtheoaksandthegrasses.Allthatappearedtomewasaprofoundandeeriegrace.有一次，我在暮色中来到小树林边一棵鲜花盛开的小桃树前。我久久站在那里凝视着，直到最后一道光线消逝。我看不到那树原先的模样，看不见曾穿透果核，能崩碎你的牙齿的力量，也看不到那使它与橡树和绿草相区别的原则。显现在我面前的，是一种深邃而神秘的魅力。Soitiswiththereaderwhocomesuponanoutstandingsto

4、ry:spellbound,hetakesittohisheart,noquestionasked.当读者读到一部杰出的小说时，他也会这样如痴如狂，欲将小说字字句句刻骨铭心，不提出任何问题。Buteventhebeginningwriterknowsthereismoretoastory'slifethanthebodyofwordswhichcarriesitintotheworld,andthatitdoesnotbeginwithwriting,butwithconceptioninthedarkofthemind.但即使是个初学写作者也知道，除那将小说

5、带到世上的文字之外，还有更多的构成小说生命的因素，小说的生命并不始于写作，而始于内心深处的构思。Itisnotnecessarytounderstandthecreativefunctioninordertoproduceoriginalwork.Centuriesofart,philosophyandsciencehaveemergedfromthemindsofpeoplewhomaynotevenhavesuspectedtheinnerprocess.Itseemstome,however,thatatleastadegreeofunderstandi

6、ngofthecreativeeventincreasesourwisdomindealingwiththeemergingstorybymakingusawareoftwothings.要创作出有独创性的作品，并不要求懂得创造的功能。多少世纪以来的艺术、哲学及科学创造都出自人们的头脑，而创造者也许从未想到去关注创造的内在过程。然而，在我看来，对创造工作一定程度的了解，至少会使我们通过知道两个事实，增长我们处理正在出现的故事的智慧。First,geniusisnottheexclusivepropertyofthemastercraftsman;itisthe

7、creativefunctionofthehumanmind.Thereisnomasterywithoutit,andthereisnopersonwithoutit,howeverundevelopeditmaybe.Masteryisgeniusafoot.Itisgeniuscultivated,developed,andexercised.Yourgeniusworksattheleveloforigins;itsbusinessistocreate;itisthecreatorofyourstory.首先，天赋不是掌握了技艺的艺术家独有的特性，而是

8、人脑的创造性功能。不仅所有对技艺的掌握