Point of View (translation Essay)
by H
About This Novel
"Point of View" is the last collection of essays published by the famous British writer and "story master" Somerset Maugham during his lifetime. It is not only a collection of brilliant essays, but also a collection of literary criticism that is knowledgeable and considerate about the world. The characters and themes involved range from the novels of the great poet Goethe to the spiritual cultivation and life story of a Hindu sage, from the self-centeredness and sharpness of three French writers famous for their diaries. The acrimony is reflected in the generosity and kindness of the British theologian and archbishop Tillotson, as well as his plain and natural style. In particular, through the interpretation of the life experiences and artistic characteristics of several short story masters he admired, including Edgar Allan Poe, Kipling, and especially Maupassant, Chekhov and Mansfield, this book provides a wonderful and in-depth discussion and analysis of the short story, a literary form for which he himself is a master. Maugham used his insight in shaping novel characters and his superb story-telling skills to vividly paint a group of images of literati from different eras, different countries, and different fields, and then penetrate into their literary world and inner soul. What he finally opened up is the universal human nature and human heart - from "literary heart" to "human heart".
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