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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Автор Марк Твен12+0101
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Дата написания1970-01-01
Язык книгиen
Возрастное ограничение12+
Описание
Автор, оказавшийся в замке Уорика, встречает странника из Хартфорда, который внезапно оказался в эпохе Артура. Используя свои знания о технологии и инженерии, он постепенно обходит магию, реформирует общество, участвует в войне и, в конце, помогает построить новое устройство обороны, меняя ход истории.
Главный конфликт / проблема
Столкновение современного человека с средневековым обществом, где он использует технологии и логику, чтобы изменить устоявшиеся системы власти и магии.
Ключевые идеи
- Перемещение душ и эпох как тема повествования
- Критика исторических правд и традиций
- Встреча современного человека с средневековым миром
- Путешествие во времени и внезапное попадание в средневековый замок.
- Использование солнечного затмения как инструмента для манипуляции королевской властью.
- Власть требует демонстрации силы и публичного подтверждения.
- Общественное восприятие и страх перед чудесами могут быть использованы для укрепления авторитета.
- Технологические и инженерные решения могут заменить сверхъестественные силы.
- Тяжесть доспехов как метафора ограничений и неудобств, налагаемых обществом.
- Критика феодальной зависимости простых людей и необходимость реальных свобод.
- Использование символических средств (мыло, фейерверки) для попытки изменить устоявшуюся систему.
- Дворяне сочетают религиозную преданность с жестокостью.
Вывод
Книга демонстрирует, что технологический прогресс способен трансформировать общество, но при этом приносит новые вызовы и моральные дилеммы.
Кому полезна
- Читатели исторической фантастики
- Любители сатиры и иронии
- Студенты литературы и истории
Главные темы
- путешествие во времени
- технология против магии
- социальная реформа
- война и политика
Персонажи
- Нарратор — Мужчина из 19‑го века, который пытается понять, где он находится, и использовать свои знания для выживания. Он стремится смягчить наказания и поддерживать баланс между властью и справедливостью. Мужчина, обладающий знаниями в области техники и магии, стремится вернуть воду и укрепить свою репутацию.
- Мерлин — Он пытается защитить свою репутацию, но его магия оказывается слабой по сравнению с инженерными способностями героя. Использует сложные заклинания, но его усилия заканчиваются неудачей. Ведёт себя как женщина, помогает с электричеством и раскрывает финальный посыл.
- Король Артур — Он пытается подражать простому человеку, но его гордость и привычки мешают. Он находится в опасности, но проявляет власть и слабость, что позволяет герою использовать его в планах. Покинул страну, оставил власть.
- Sir Kay — Участвует в боях и взаимодействует с Ланселотом.
- Clarence — Молодой человек, который быстро адаптируется к ситуации и помогает нарраторам понять происходящее. Обладает знаниями о войне и планирует оборону, использует технологические решения.
- Ланселот — Смелый рыцарь, который спас женщин от гигантов и участвует в рыцарских боях. Главный противник короля, участник войны.
- Моргана Лей Фэй — Властвует над королевством, но открыта к идеям реформ.
- Королева — Она проявляет жестокость, но также готова к смягчению наказаний.
- Сэнди — Переносит героя, но испытывает дискомфорт от тяжёлых доспехов. Помогает нарраторам в их путешествиях и исследованиях.
- Аббат — Скептически относится к магии, но открывается к технологическим решениям.
- Джон Джонс — Собирает изобилие, чтобы показать своё превосходство и унизить Доули.
- Доули — Бывший сиротка, добился успеха в ремесле, но становится объектом унижения.
Цитаты
- Вы знаете о переселении душ; знаете ли вы о перемещении эпох и тел?
- Я американец. Я родился и вырос в Хартфорде, в штате Коннектикут, в деревне, чуть за рекой.
- "IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT."
- "I will smother the whole world in the dead blackness of midnight; I will blot out the sun, and he shall never shine again;"
- «Я сделал всё, чтобы показать, что могу управлять и контролировать, и теперь я могу доказать свою власть.»
- «Взрыв башни Мерлина стал символом моего правления и доказательством того, что я могу управлять судьбами королевства.»
- Я хотел платок, но он был в шлеме, и я не мог его достать.
- Я решил, что в следующий раз возьму рюкзак, чтобы не испытывать лишних неудобств.
- "The wrath and curse of God fall upon you, woman without pity"
- "Lay hands on her! To the stake with her!"
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1835–1910. Mark Twain. американский писатель, журналист и общественный деятель (1835–1910)
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Страница 1 из 94A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel Clemens)
PREFACE
The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are also historical. It is not pretended that these laws and customs existed in England in the sixth century; no, it is only pretended that inasmuch as they existed in the English and other civilizations of far later times, it is safe to consider that it is no libel upon the sixth century to suppose them to have been in practice in that day also. One is quite justified in inferring that whatever one of these laws or customs was lacking in that remote time, its place was competently filled by a worse one.
The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book. It was found too difficult. That the executive head of a nation should be a person of lofty character and extraordinary ability, was manifest and indisputable; that none but the Deity could select that head unerringly, was also manifest and indisputable; that the Deity ought to make that selection, then, was likewise manifest and indisputable; consequently, that He does make it, as claimed, was an unavoidable deduction. I mean, until the author of this book encountered the Pompadour, and Lady Castlemaine, and some other executive heads of that kind; these were found so difficult to work into the scheme, that it was judged better to take the other tack in this book (which must be issued this fall), and then go into training and settle the question in another book. It is, of course, a thing which ought to be settled, and I am not going to have anything particular to do next winter anyway.
A WORD OF EXPLANATION
It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company-for he did all the talking. We fell together, as modest people will, in the tail of the herd that was being shown through, and he at once began to say things which interested me. As he talked along, softly, pleasantly, flowingly, he seemed to drift away imperceptibly out of this world and time, and into some remote era and old forgotten country; and so he gradually wove such a spell about me that I seemed to move among the specters and shadows and dust and mold of a gray antiquity, holding speech with a relic of it! Exactly as I would speak of my nearest personal friends or enemies, or my most familiar neighbors, he spoke of Sir Bedivere, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and all the other great names of the Table Round-and how old, old, unspeakably old and faded and dry and musty and ancient he came to look as he went on! Presently he turned to me and said, just as one might speak of the weather, or any other common matter-
"You know about transmigration of souls; do you know about transposition of epochs-and bodies?"
I said I had not heard of it. He was so little interested-just as when people speak of the weather-that he did not notice whether I made him any answer or not. There was half a moment of silence, immediately interrupted by the droning voice of the salaried cicerone:
"Ancient hauberk, date of the sixth century, time of King Arthur and the Round Table; said to have belonged to the knight Sir Sagramor le Desirous; observe the round hole through the chain-mail in the left breast; can't be accounted for; supposed to have been done with a bullet since invention of firearms-perhaps maliciously by Cromwell's soldiers."
My acquaintance smiled-not a modern smile, but one that must have gone out of general use many, many centuries ago-and muttered apparently to himself:
"Wit ye well, I saw it done." Then, after a pause, added: "I did it myself."
By the time I had recovered from the electric surprise of this remark, he was gone.
All that evening I sat by my fire at the Warwick Arms, steeped in a dream of the olden time, while the rain beat upon the windows, and the wind roared about the eaves and corners. From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and fed at its rich feast of prodigies and adventures, breathed in the fragrance of its obsolete names, and dreamed again. Midnight being come at length, I read another tale, for a nightcap-this which here follows, to wit:
HOW SIR LAUNCELOT SLEW TWO GIANTS, AND MADE A CASTLE FREE
Anon withal came there upon him two great giants, well armed, all save the heads, with two horrible clubs in their hands. Sir Launcelot put his shield afore him, and put the stroke away of the one giant, and with his sword he clave his head asunder.
When his fellow saw that, he ran away as he were wood [*demented], for fear of the horrible strokes, and Sir Launcelot after him with all his might, and smote him on the shoulder, and clave him to the middle. Then Sir Launcelot went into the hall, and there came afore him three score ladies and damsels, and all kneeled unto him, and thanked God and him of their deliverance. For, sir, said they, the most part of us have been here this seven year their prisoners, and we have worked all manner of silk works for our meat, and we are all great gentle-women born, and blessed be the time, knight, that ever thou wert born; for thou hast done the most worship that ever did knight in the world, that will we bear record, and we all pray you to tell us your name, that we may tell our friends who delivered us out of prison. Fair damsels, he said, my name is Sir Launcelot du Lake. And so he departed from them and betaught them unto God. And then he mounted upon his horse, and rode into many strange and wild countries, and through many waters and valleys, and evil was he lodged. And at the last by fortune him happened against a night to come to a fair courtilage, and therein he found an old gentle-woman that lodged him with a good-will, and there he had good cheer for him and his horse.
And when time was, his host brought him into a fair garret over the gate to his bed. There Sir Launcelot unarmed him, and set his harness by him, and went to bed, and anon he fell on sleep. So, soon after there came one on horseback, and knocked at the gate in great haste. And when Sir Launcelot heard this he rose up, and looked out at the window, and saw by the moonlight three knights come riding after that one man, and all three lashed on him at once with swords, and that one knight turned on them knightly again and defended him. Truly, said Sir Launcelot, yonder one knight shall I help, for it were shame for me to see three knights on one, and if he be slain I am partner of his death. And therewith he took his harness and went out at a window by a sheet down to the four knights, and then Sir Launcelot said on high, Turn you knights unto me, and leave your fighting with that knight. And then they all three left Sir Kay, and turned unto Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle, for they alight all three, and strake many strokes at Sir Launcelot, and assailed him on every side. Then Sir Kay dressed him for to have holpen Sir Launcelot. Nay, sir, said he, I will none of your help, therefore as ye will have my help let me alone with them. Sir Kay for the pleasure of the knight suffered him for to do his will, and so stood aside. And then anon within six strokes Sir Launcelot had stricken them to the earth.
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Я родился и вырос в Хартфорде, в штате Коннектикут, в деревне, чуть за рекой.","\"IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT.\"","\"I will smother the whole world in the dead blackness of midnight; I will blot out the sun, and he shall never shine again;\"","«Я сделал всё, чтобы показать, что могу управлять и контролировать, и теперь я могу доказать свою власть.»","«Взрыв башни Мерлина стал символом моего правления и доказательством того, что я могу управлять судьбами королевства.»","Я хотел платок, но он был в шлеме, и я не мог его достать.","Я решил, что в следующий раз возьму рюкзак, чтобы не испытывать лишних неудобств.","\"The wrath and curse of God fall upon you, woman without pity\"","\"Lay hands on her! To the stake with her!\""]}],"authorSummary":{"key":"authorSummary","title":"Сводка по автору из Wikidata","body":"1835–1910. 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It is not pretended that these laws and customs existed in England in the sixth century; no, it is only pretended that inasmuch as they existed in the English and other civilizations of far later times, it is safe to consider that it is no libel upon the sixth century to suppose them to have been in practice in that day also. One is quite justified in inferring that whatever one of these laws or customs was lacking in that remote time, its place was competently filled by a worse one."},{"id":"id248:2","kind":"paragraph","text":"The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book. It was found too difficult. That the executive head of a nation should be a person of lofty character and extraordinary ability, was manifest and indisputable; that none but the Deity could select that head unerringly, was also manifest and indisputable; that the Deity ought to make that selection, then, was likewise manifest and indisputable; consequently, that He does make it, as claimed, was an unavoidable deduction. I mean, until the author of this book encountered the Pompadour, and Lady Castlemaine, and some other executive heads of that kind; these were found so difficult to work into the scheme, that it was judged better to take the other tack in this book (which must be issued this fall), and then go into training and settle the question in another book. It is, of course, a thing which ought to be settled, and I am not going to have anything particular to do next winter anyway."},{"id":"id248:3","kind":"paragraph","text":"MARK TWAIN"},{"id":"id248:4","kind":"paragraph","text":"HARTFORD, July 21, 1889"},{"id":"id247:0","kind":"heading","text":"A WORD OF EXPLANATION"},{"id":"id247:1","kind":"paragraph","text":"It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company-for he did all the talking. We fell together, as modest people will, in the tail of the herd that was being shown through, and he at once began to say things which interested me. As he talked along, softly, pleasantly, flowingly, he seemed to drift away imperceptibly out of this world and time, and into some remote era and old forgotten country; and so he gradually wove such a spell about me that I seemed to move among the specters and shadows and dust and mold of a gray antiquity, holding speech with a relic of it! Exactly as I would speak of my nearest personal friends or enemies, or my most familiar neighbors, he spoke of Sir Bedivere, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, and all the other great names of the Table Round-and how old, old, unspeakably old and faded and dry and musty and ancient he came to look as he went on! Presently he turned to me and said, just as one might speak of the weather, or any other common matter-"},{"id":"id247:2","kind":"paragraph","text":"\"You know about transmigration of souls; do you know about transposition of epochs-and bodies?\""},{"id":"id247:3","kind":"paragraph","text":"I said I had not heard of it. He was so little interested-just as when people speak of the weather-that he did not notice whether I made him any answer or not. There was half a moment of silence, immediately interrupted by the droning voice of the salaried cicerone:"},{"id":"id247:4","kind":"paragraph","text":"\"Ancient hauberk, date of the sixth century, time of King Arthur and the Round Table; said to have belonged to the knight Sir Sagramor le Desirous; observe the round hole through the chain-mail in the left breast; can't be accounted for; supposed to have been done with a bullet since invention of firearms-perhaps maliciously by Cromwell's soldiers.\""},{"id":"id247:5","kind":"paragraph","text":"My acquaintance smiled-not a modern smile, but one that must have gone out of general use many, many centuries ago-and muttered apparently to himself:"},{"id":"id247:6","kind":"paragraph","text":"\"Wit ye well, I saw it done.\" Then, after a pause, added: \"I did it myself.\""},{"id":"id247:7","kind":"paragraph","text":"By the time I had recovered from the electric surprise of this remark, he was gone."},{"id":"id247:8","kind":"paragraph","text":"All that evening I sat by my fire at the Warwick Arms, steeped in a dream of the olden time, while the rain beat upon the windows, and the wind roared about the eaves and corners. From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and fed at its rich feast of prodigies and adventures, breathed in the fragrance of its obsolete names, and dreamed again. Midnight being come at length, I read another tale, for a nightcap-this which here follows, to wit:"},{"id":"id247:9","kind":"paragraph","text":"HOW SIR LAUNCELOT SLEW TWO GIANTS, AND MADE A CASTLE FREE"},{"id":"id247:10","kind":"paragraph","text":"Anon withal came there upon him two great giants, well armed, all save the heads, with two horrible clubs in their hands. Sir Launcelot put his shield afore him, and put the stroke away of the one giant, and with his sword he clave his head asunder."},{"id":"id247:11","kind":"paragraph","text":"When his fellow saw that, he ran away as he were wood [*demented], for fear of the horrible strokes, and Sir Launcelot after him with all his might, and smote him on the shoulder, and clave him to the middle. Then Sir Launcelot went into the hall, and there came afore him three score ladies and damsels, and all kneeled unto him, and thanked God and him of their deliverance. For, sir, said they, the most part of us have been here this seven year their prisoners, and we have worked all manner of silk works for our meat, and we are all great gentle-women born, and blessed be the time, knight, that ever thou wert born; for thou hast done the most worship that ever did knight in the world, that will we bear record, and we all pray you to tell us your name, that we may tell our friends who delivered us out of prison. Fair damsels, he said, my name is Sir Launcelot du Lake. And so he departed from them and betaught them unto God. And then he mounted upon his horse, and rode into many strange and wild countries, and through many waters and valleys, and evil was he lodged. And at the last by fortune him happened against a night to come to a fair courtilage, and therein he found an old gentle-woman that lodged him with a good-will, and there he had good cheer for him and his horse."},{"id":"id247:12","kind":"paragraph","text":"And when time was, his host brought him into a fair garret over the gate to his bed. There Sir Launcelot unarmed him, and set his harness by him, and went to bed, and anon he fell on sleep. So, soon after there came one on horseback, and knocked at the gate in great haste. And when Sir Launcelot heard this he rose up, and looked out at the window, and saw by the moonlight three knights come riding after that one man, and all three lashed on him at once with swords, and that one knight turned on them knightly again and defended him. Truly, said Sir Launcelot, yonder one knight shall I help, for it were shame for me to see three knights on one, and if he be slain I am partner of his death. And therewith he took his harness and went out at a window by a sheet down to the four knights, and then Sir Launcelot said on high, Turn you knights unto me, and leave your fighting with that knight. And then they all three left Sir Kay, and turned unto Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle, for they alight all three, and strake many strokes at Sir Launcelot, and assailed him on every side. Then Sir Kay dressed him for to have holpen Sir Launcelot. Nay, sir, said he, I will none of your help, therefore as ye will have my help let me alone with them. Sir Kay for the pleasure of the knight suffered him for to do his will, and so stood aside. And then anon within six strokes Sir Launcelot had stricken them to the earth."}],"toc":[{"id":"id249:0:1","label":"A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel Clemens)","page":1,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe#reader-content"},{"id":"id248:0:1","label":"PREFACE","page":1,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe#reader-content"},{"id":"id247:0:1","label":"A WORD OF EXPLANATION","page":1,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe#reader-content"},{"id":"id246:0:2","label":"THE STRANGER'S HISTORY","page":2,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=2#reader-content"},{"id":"id245:0:3","label":"CHAPTER I CAMELOT","page":3,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=3#reader-content"},{"id":"id244:0:3","label":"CHAPTER II KING ARTHUR'S COURT","page":3,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=3#reader-content"},{"id":"id243:0:5","label":"CHAPTER III KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE ROUND","page":5,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=5#reader-content"},{"id":"id242:0:7","label":"CHAPTER IV SIR DINADAN THE 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INCIDENT","page":74,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=74#reader-content"},{"id":"id210:0:76","label":"CHAPTER XXXVI AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK","page":76,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=76#reader-content"},{"id":"id29:0:77","label":"CHAPTER XXXVII AN AWFUL PREDICAMENT","page":77,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=77#reader-content"},{"id":"id28:0:79","label":"CHAPTER XXXVIII SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE","page":79,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=79#reader-content"},{"id":"id27:0:80","label":"CHAPTER XXXIX THE YANKEE'S FIGHT WITH THE KNIGHTS","page":80,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=80#reader-content"},{"id":"id26:0:83","label":"CHAPTER XL THREE YEARS LATER","page":83,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=83#reader-content"},{"id":"id25:0:85","label":"CHAPTER XLI THE INTERDICT","page":85,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=85#reader-content"},{"id":"id24:0:86","label":"CHAPTER XLII WAR!","page":86,"pageUrl":"/books/02stBXhe?page=86#reader-content"},{"id":"id23:0:89","label":"CHAPTER XLIII 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