在探索爱尔兰文化的旅程中，经典的爱尔兰书籍扮演着重要的角色，它们带领我们深入了解这个国家丰富多样的文化传统。这些书籍不仅仅是文字的媒介，更是一扇通向爱尔兰灵魂的门户，非常多的优秀作品以独特的叙事和深刻的洞察力，揭示了爱尔兰人的心灵和历史。通过这些书籍，我们可以感受到爱尔兰人民的勇气、坚韧和幽默，以及他们对文学、音乐和传统的深厚热爱。让我们借助这些文字的力量，漫步在爱尔兰的土地上，深入了解其独特的文化传统和灿烂的艺术景观。通过书籍，我们能够亲身感受爱尔兰的魅力，并与这个古老而充满活力的国家建立起真挚的情感纽带。
Ireland's history and culture are intimately intertwined, showcasing aspects of the original Gaelic language, its rituals, superstitions and loyalty, as well as memories of the troubled, oppressive colonial rule of the British over the centuries in the land. A love of nature, family, community, and church is important, and Irish settlements around the world are still intimately tied to their roots in the "old country". In this issue, we will recommend classic books to learn about the history and culture of Ireland.
01爱尔兰简史
Brief History of Ireland
[爱尔兰]约翰·吉布尼 （John Gibney）
对爱尔兰1500—2000年五个世纪历史的简要梳理和回顾，涉及这个岛国的文化、政治和社会经济史，既涵盖重大的历史事件，包括克伦威尔的征服和殖民、大饥荒以及爱尔兰独立战争，也涉及与不列颠的争议、新教改革的影响以及爱尔兰侨民的全球影响力等。本书梳理历史但并不局限于历史，而是以小见大、由点及面，既介绍该国自身的发展路径，也提出了周边国家对爱尔兰发展的影响，将爱尔兰置于全球体系中进行论述，反思爱尔兰近代所遭苦难的深层原因。
A brief review of Ireland's five-century history from 1500 to 2000 covers the cultural, political, and socio-economic history of the island nation, covering major historical events, including Cromwell's conquest and colonization, the Great Famine, and the Irish War of Independence, as well as disputes with Britain, the impact of the Protestant Reformation, and the global influence of the Irish diaspora. This book not only introduces the country's own development path, but also puts forward the influence of neighboring countries on Ireland's development, places Ireland in the global system, and reflects on the deep causes of Ireland's suffering in modern times.
02《都柏林人》
Dubliners
詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce）
置景于二三十年代的都柏林，截取中下层人民生活的横断面，一个片刻一群人，十五个故事汇集起来，宛若一幅印象主义的绘画，笔触简练，错落成篇，浮现出苍凉世态，遥远、清冷，然而精致，是上上之品。
Set in Dublin in the twenties and thirties(20 century), it intercepts a cross-section of the lives of the middle and lower classes, a group of people at a moment, and fifteen stories are brought together, like an impressionist painting, with concise brushstrokes and staggered chapters, emerging a bleak world, distant, cold, but exquisite, and it is a superior product.
03亲爱的老爱尔兰
Dear old Ireland
邱方哲
取爱尔兰社会最具代表性的元素和最有趣的瞬间，将它的风土人情追溯到传奇的时刻或独特的民俗传统。读者会发现，看似矛盾重重的爱尔兰文化实际上交叠着丰厚的传统积淀：即使在都柏林繁华的街头，两千年前的异教信仰和英雄象征依然活跃；人们一边把圣徒时刻挂在嘴边，一边漫步在以史前神明命名的山水之间；爱尔兰人奇怪的饮食趣味要归咎于英国君主不幸的婚姻；他们有充分的理由同时当选世界上最幽默和最伤感的民族；而人们津津乐道的“凯尔特”，则一半来源于欧洲内陆的真实历史，一半要归咎于百年前文人们浪漫的想象。
Take the most iconic elements and most interesting moments of Irish society and trace its customs back to legendary moments or unique folk traditions. The reader will discover that the seemingly contradictory Irish culture is in fact rich in traditions: even in the bustling streets of Dublin, the pagan beliefs and heroic symbols of 2,000 years ago are still alive and well; While people talk about saints all the time, they wander among the mountains and rivers named after prehistoric gods; The strange eating tastes of the Irish are to blame for the unhappy marriage of the English monarch; They have good reason to be elected both the humorous and the saddest people in the world at the same time; Half of the "Celtic" that people talk about comes from the real history of the interior of Europe, and half of it is due to the romantic imagination of the literati a hundred years ago.
04独立之路
Road to independence
[英]罗伯特·基（Robert Kee）
图文并茂，轻松有趣，梳理了爱尔兰争取独立与自由之路的种种波折以及南、北爱尔兰与英国关系的演变。通过本书，可以看到爱尔兰人的血性、坚韧以及对土地的热爱，也可以看到爱尔兰如何在历史上的民族融合及今天的全球化中保持自身的文化特征和民族特质。
Illustrated and lighthearted, it traces the twists and turns of Ireland's struggle for independence and freedom, as well as the evolution of relations between Northern and Southern Ireland and the United Kingdom. Through this book, you can see the blood, tenacity and love of the land of the Irish people, as well as how Ireland has maintained its cultural identity and national identity in the midst of historical national integration and today's globalization.
05凯尔特的薄暮
The Celtic Twiligt
(爱尔兰)W.B.叶芝W.B YEATS
这是一部叶芝饱含着诗人的激情整理出的一部优美的爱尔兰神话传说集。诗人浸淫在爱尔兰文化中多年，对于爱尔兰传说中的仙女等等魔幻力量的存在深信不疑，这种浪漫信仰给他的诗歌创作增添了特殊光彩。为了回报爱尔兰民族文化这个提供给他以无限灵感的美的母体，叶芝用诗人的笔触，记录下他喜爱的凯尔特风土人情。
This is a beautiful collection of Irish myths and legends compiled by Yeats with the passion of a poet. The poet has been immersed in Irish culture for many years, and his belief in the existence of magical powers such as fairies in Irish legends adds a special luster to his poetry. In order to repay the Irish national culture, which provided him with infinite inspiration for the mother of beauty, Yeats used the poet's pen to record his favorite Celtic customs and customs.
06爱尔兰日记
Irisches Tagebuch
海因里希·伯尔 Heinrich Böll
二十世纪五十年代，伯尔多次游历爱尔兰，本书是此间心灵闪光时刻的精妙记录。描写了动人的爱尔兰风情，神秘的凯尔特文化，以及爱尔兰大地上的众和相，感人至深，被称为“二十世纪最富同情心的散文杰作”，世界散文宝库中一颗明亮的珍珠。
In the fifties of the twentieth century, Burr traveled to Ireland many times, and this book is a wonderful record of the moments of his soul. It depicts the touching Irish style, the mysterious Celtic culture, and the harmony of the Irish land, which is so touching that it has been called "the most sympathetic prose masterpiece of the twentieth century" and a bright pearl in the world's prose treasure trove.
供稿&供图:张埕纲 赵梓含
初审:管含笑 张冬钰 吴逸凡
终审：柏强 张艳萍
