In this book, Marion Turner, Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and a Chaucer expert, first examines the life story of the Lady of Bath, including her background, experiences, and observations, revealing the textual origins and real-world connections behind this work. She then discusses the Lady of Bath's enduring vitality; despite being repeatedly distorted, suppressed, and even destroyed throughout history, she continues to appear in various forms in later novels, plays, and illustrated books, and is transformed and reborn in the writings of numerous contemporary female authors. *The Lady of Bath* is not merely a biography of a literary character, but also an apocalypse on how women find themselves and confront prejudice within history and fiction. Through Alison, we can see the hidden truths about gender and hear the resonance of women from different eras speaking out for themselves.
本书中, 牛津大学英语文学教授、乔叟研究专家玛丽恩·特纳首先考察了巴斯妇的生平故事, 包括她的出身、经历、见闻等等, 揭露了这一创作背后的文本渊源和现实联系。继而论述了巴斯妇持久的生命力, 即使在历史上履遭曲解、压制乃至毁灭, 但她仍以各种形式出现在后世小说、戏剧、画报等作品中, 并在众多当代女性作家的笔下蜕变重生。《巴斯妇传》不仅是一部有关一个文学角色的传记, 更是一部关于女性如何在历史与虚构中寻找自我、对抗偏见的启示录。透过艾莉森, 我们可以看见被掩盖的性别真相, 听见不同时代的女性为自我发声的共鸣。
本书中, 牛津大学英语文学教授、乔叟研究专家玛丽恩·特纳首先考察了巴斯妇的生平故事, 包括她的出身、经历、见闻等等, 揭露了这一创作背后的文本渊源和现实联系。继而论述了巴斯妇持久的生命力, 即使在历史上履遭曲解、压制乃至毁灭, 但她仍以各种形式出现在后世小说、戏剧、画报等作品中, 并在众多当代女性作家的笔下蜕变重生。《巴斯妇传》不仅是一部有关一个文学角色的传记, 更是一部关于女性如何在历史与虚构中寻找自我、对抗偏见的启示录。透过艾莉森, 我们可以看见被掩盖的性别真相, 听见不同时代的女性为自我发声的共鸣。
