出版社: HarperCollins
副标题: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary
出版年: 1999-9-1
页数: 255
定价: GBP 9.00
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9780060994860
内容简介 · · · · · ·
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collec...
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.</P>
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作者简介 · · · · · ·
西蒙·温切斯特(Simon Winchester)
英国著名作家、记者。生于1944年,毕业于牛津大学地质系。曾任《卫报》及《星期日泰晤士报》海外特派员,并为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》及BBC等媒体撰稿,现居美国。
温切斯特长于描述历史事件,《教授与疯子》《喀拉喀托火山》《改变世界的地图》等小说多次登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜单。温切斯特凭借在新闻及文学领域的贡献,于2006年获大英帝国勋章。
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每个单词狗都不能错过的OED故事
纯粹无须世俗名利加持,“疯子”也能闪闪发光!
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这个时代,我们在谈及一个人的能力之前,总是会先来考究其收入或学历。在世俗的眼光中,贫穷或低学历,无不代表着——无.能。 当你身处困境时,不绝于耳的嘲讽往往会比援手率先抵达。 而这本书告诉我们:纯粹无须世俗的名利加持,无须身份、地位的光环护航,即便是精神病院里的... (展开)> 更多书评 45篇
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0 有用 RoutineCat 2023-07-16 17:15:38 福建
耗时有点长,这本放在清单里好久了,终于读完。以编撰牛津字典为背景,主角偏重在关在精神病院的Minor身上,太多戏剧冲突。
0 有用 Charlie 2021-08-23 23:17:02
故事相对平淡,但想到是真实的发生过的存在就会有些唏嘘了。再有,关于编词典的故事,里面的用词的range肯定有些大啦。
0 有用 Arcadia 2014-07-23 16:50:35
所有的科普部分原本就知道,故事部分毫无节奏感,太多的人物生平有凑字之嫌。还是不错的休闲读物
0 有用 Abricot 2017-01-30 20:54:04
2017-010 今年第一本五星,意外地好看,意外地动人,也意外地酸楚。数十年如一日默默耕耘的词典编者,可真是伟大啊。
0 有用 déjà vu 2010-11-09 05:19:03
Intriguing anecdotes of the intellectual who contributed immensely to the OED,yet was confined in the Bethlem,where he still had his life,though this former US army surgeon remains in delusions. Desp... Intriguing anecdotes of the intellectual who contributed immensely to the OED,yet was confined in the Bethlem,where he still had his life,though this former US army surgeon remains in delusions. Despite contents,the language is largely British and thus harsh to me,but above all it's surprisingly no-academic given that the book is intellectual. (展开)