六大经典文学人物及其原型

作者：Emily Temple

来源：《高中生·青春励志》2013年第01期

        Long John Silver—William Ernest Henley

        朗·约翰·希尔弗的原型：威廉·欧内斯特·亨利

        When Robert Louis Stevenson was trying to come up with a good villain for Treasure Island， he was inspired by his friend， William Ernest Henley， an English poet， critic and editor， a jovial fellow who had had his left leg amputated from the knee after a childhood bout of tuberculosis. After the publication of Treasure Island， Stevenson wrote to his friend，“I will now make a confession. It was the sight of your maimed strength and masterfulness that begot Long John Silver...the idea of the maimed man， ruling and dreaded by the sound， was entirely taken from you.”

        当罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森为小说《金银岛》中的大恶棍形象绞尽脑汁时，他想到了自己的朋友威廉·欧内斯特·亨利——英国诗人、批评家兼编辑。年幼时，这个乐天派在一次肺结核发作后，左腿膝盖以下被截肢。《金银岛》出版后，史蒂文森写信给亨利说：“我现在可以实话告诉你，正是你的残缺和专横让我塑造出了朗·约翰·希尔弗……塑造这个身有残缺、讲话令人畏惧且极具支配性的男人形象的灵感完全来自你。”

六大经典文学人物及其原型