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Dec. 16: Arthur C. Clarke, George Santayanaㄝ Somerset Maugha

Arthur C. Clarke bibliography - Wikipedia

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The following is a list of works by Arthur C. Clarke. Contents. [hide]. 1 Series. 1.1 A Space Odyssey; 1.2 Rama; 1.3 A Time Odyssey. 2 Fiction. 2.1 Novels; 2.2 Short story collections; 2.3 Novellas, novelettes and short stories; 2.4 Omnibus editions. 3 Non-fiction. 3.1 Books; 3.2 Magazine Articles; 3.3 Contributions, Introductions, Forewords, Prefaces & Misc. 4 References. Series[edit]. A Space Odyssey[edit]. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) (Hugo and Locus ...
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“He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery with one than happiness with the other.” 
―from OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham

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ウィリアム・サマセット・モーム（William Somerset Maugham、1874年1月25日 - 1965年12月16日）は、イギリスの小説家、劇作家。 フランス、パリ生まれ。10歳で孤児となり、イギリスに渡る。医師になり第一次大戦では軍医、諜報部員として従軍した。1919年に『月と六ペンス』で注目され、人気作家となった。平明な文体と物語り展開の妙で、最良の意味での通俗作家として名を成した。作品に『人間の絆』『お菓子とビール』や短編「雨」「赤毛」、戯曲「おえら方」など。ロシア革命時は、イギリス情報局秘密情報部に所属した ...
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 George Santayana (/ˌsæntiˈænə/ or /-ˈɑːnə/;[1]December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952),
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詩歌的聲韻是神賜給各民族的厚禮。
朱自清先生很重視中、英詩歌的用韻。到倫敦休假都刻意參加、學習詩的朗誦。在清華時向葉公超請教英詩的韻律學。這些都可參考他身後出版的全集和日記。
12月16日是詩哲 George Santayana (1863-1952)的生日。
羅素在哈佛大學 G. Santayana 宿舍，為其朗誦英詩， 讓主人驚訝英文聲韻之美......)
他的書有不少本有中譯，包括其自傳 Persons and Places (這本自傳，收入其全集(The Works of George Santayana) (波士頓: The MIT Press 1986) 的第一卷) 。

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