伯利克里演讲读后感“伯里克利葬礼演说辞”介绍anintroductiontopericles’funeralorationthucydidesdidnotbelongtothegenerationsofempirebuilders.hewasbornjustafterthem，andhispersonalmemorywentnofurtherbackthanthepeaceof445.sohesharedtheideasoftheagewithhisoldercontemporaries，butinalessinstinctivefashion.likethem，heknewthathewaslivingingreattimes.but，morethoughtfulthanthey，hedesiredtorecordthem;forheknew，astheyknewiftheyeverlayawakethinking，thatthisglorycouldnotlastandthatposteritywouldbegladtoreadofit.buthelittlesuspectedhowbrieftheblossomwouldbe，orthat，inhisownshortlifetime，hewouldyetseeautumnandmidwinter.yetitwasinmidwinter，whenthelongwallshadbeendismantledandtheacropolishadhousedaspartangarrison，thathewrotehiseulogyofthecityintheform（whatformcouldbemoreappropriate。）ofaspeechoverhernobledead.itisnot，ofcourse，thespeechwhichpericlesdelivered，oreven，asthespeakerhints，thekindofspeechusuallygivenonsuchoccasions.thereistoolittleinitaboutnobleancestors，andtoomuchaboutthepresentday.butthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthucudideshadheardhisherospeak，mostprobablymorethanonce，overthecity’sfallensoldiers，andcouldrecallinafteryearsamonghismostsacredrecollections，“thecadenceofhisvoice，themovementofhishand，”andthesolemnhushofthevastaudience，brokenonlyby“thesobbingofsomemotherofthedead.”wemayfeelwithconfidencethathehasgivenus，withtheaddedcolourofhisownexperience，notmerelytheinnerthoughtbutmuchofthelanguageofpericles.sothatherewecanlisten，asinallfineworksofinterpretation，totwog第1页共3页reatspiritsatonce;andwhenwehavelearnttouseourearswecansometimeshearthemboth，pericles’voicecomingthrough，alittlefaintandthinafterthelapseofyears，abovethedeeptonesofthehistorian.thespeechiswritten，ifeverwritingwas，“notininkbutinblood.”forwiththucydides，moreperhapsthanwithanyothergreatwriter，thereisnotawordbuttells.“youmustreadandmarkhimlinebylinetillyoucanreadbetweenthelinesasclearlyasinthem.therearefewthinkerswithsomanyideasbroodinginthebackground.”allgreatartislikeaghostseekingtoexpressmorethanitcanutterandbeckoningtoregionsbeyond.thisisastrueinhistory，whichdealswithnations，asinpoetryoranymorepersonalart.thatiswhythefuneralspeech，writtenofasmallprovincialcityintheuntriedyouthoftheworld，willalwaysfindanechowhenevermenandnationsarelivingtruetothemselves，whetherinthetrenchesofmukdenorinthecemeteryofgettysburg.periclesandabrahamlincolnwerenotverymuchalike.butcommonneedsbegetacommonlanguage;andgreatstatesmen，likegreatpoets，speaktooneanotherfrompeaktopeak.“伯里克利葬礼演说辞”介绍修昔底德并不属于帝国缔造者那几代人。他生得恰比他们要晚，其个人记忆不会回溯到445年和约之前。因而，他与更年长的同代人共同拥有着那个时代的理想，但在方式上却不如前辈们那样本能。与他们相似的是，他知道自己生活在伟大的时代。然而，比他们更深思熟虑的是，他想记录他们的业绩；因为他知道这种辉煌不会持久，而他的前辈们如果在清醒时思考也会知道这一点，而后代们会乐于阅读对这个辉煌时代的记载。但他几乎未曾料到，帝国的辉煌竟会如此地昙花一现，或者说，在自己的短促生涯中，竟会亲眼目睹到帝国的“秋日”和“隆冬”。然而，就在这“隆冬”时节，当长城被拆毁，雅典卫城被斯巴达驻军戍守时，他以悼念其城市的高贵死者的演说辞方式（还有什么更恰如其分的方式呢。）撰写城市的颂歌。当然，第2页共3页这不是伯里克利发表的演说，甚至，如演讲者所暗示的，也非此种场合通常要发表的那种演说。演讲中有关其高贵祖先的描述微乎其微，而有关当代的内容却十...
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