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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

The Picture of Dorian Gray | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

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THEPREFACE
Theartististhecreatorofbeautifulthings.
Torevealart
a
andconcealtheartistisart’saim.
Thecriticishe
kdo
whocantranslateintoanothermanner
nebo
oranewmaterialhisimpressionofbeautifulthings.
Thehighestasthelowestformofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.
Those
kteří
whofinduglymeaningsinbeautifulthingsarecorrupt
aniž by
withoutbeingcharming.
Thisisafault.
Those
kteří
whofindbeautifulmeaningsin
krásné
beautifulthingsarethecultivated.
Forthesethereis
naděje
hope.
Theyaretheelecttowhom
krásné
beautifulthingsmeanonlybeauty.
Thereisnosuchthingasamoral
nebo
oranimmoralbook.
Booksare
dobře
wellwritten,orbadlywritten.
Thatisall.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofrealismistherageofCalibanseeinghis
vlastní
ownfaceinaglass.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofromanticismistherageofCalibannotseeinghis
vlastní
ownfaceinaglass.
Themoral
život
lifeofmanformspartofthesubject-matteroftheartist,
ale
butthemoralityofartconsistsintheperfect
použití
useofanimperfectmedium.
Žádný
Noartistdesirestoprove
nic
anything.
Eventhingsthataretrue
mohou
canbeproved.
Noartisthasethicalsympathies.
Anethicalsympathyinanartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.
Žádný
Noartistisevermorbid.
Theartist
může
canexpresseverything.
Thoughtandlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofanart.
Vice
a
andvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsforanart.
Fromthepointofviewofform,thetypeofalltheartsistheartofthemusician.
Fromthepointofviewoffeeling,theactor’scraftisthetype.
Allartisatoncesurface
a
andsymbol.
Thosewhogobeneaththesurfacedosoattheirperil.
Those
kteří
whoreadthesymboldosoattheirperil.
Itisthespectator,
a
andnotlife,thatart
opravdu
reallymirrors.
Diversityofopinionaboutaworkofartshows
že
thattheworkisnew,complex,
a
andvital.
Whencriticsdisagree,theartistisinaccordwithhimself.
Wecanforgiveamanformakingausefulthingaslongashedoesnotadmire
to
it.
Theonlyexcuseformakingauseless
věci
thingisthatoneadmiresitintensely.
Allartisquiteuseless.
CHAPTERI.
Thestudiowasfilledwiththerichodourofroses,
a
andwhenthelightsummerwindstirredamidstthetreesofthegarden,
tam
therecamethroughtheopen
dveře
doortheheavyscentofthelilac,
nebo
orthemoredelicateperfumeofthepink-floweringthorn.
FromthecornerofthedivanofPersiansaddle-bagsonwhichhewaslying,smoking,aswashiscustom,innumerablecigarettes,LordHenryWottoncould
jen
justcatchthegleamofthehoney-sweet
a
andhoney-colouredblossomsofalaburnum,whosetremulousbranchesseemedhardlyabletobeartheburdenofabeautysoflamelikeastheirs;
a
andnowandthenthefantasticshadowsofbirdsinflightflittedacrossthe
dlouhé
longtussore-silkcurtainsthatwerestretchedinfrontofthehugewindow,producinga
druh
kindofmomentaryJapaneseeffect,
a
andmakinghimthinkof
ty
thosepallid,jade-facedpaintersofTokyo
kteří
who,throughthemediumofanart
které
thatisnecessarilyimmobile,seektoconveythesenseofswiftness
a
andmotion.
Thesullenmurmurofthebeesshoulderingtheir
cestu
waythroughthelongunmowngrass,
nebo
orcirclingwithmonotonousinsistenceroundthedustygilthornsofthestragglingwoodbine,seemedtomakethestillness
více
moreoppressive.
ThedimroarofLondonwas
jako
likethebourdonnoteofadistantorgan.
Inthecentreofthe
místnosti
room,clampedtoanuprighteasel,stoodthefull-lengthportraitofayoung
muže
manofextraordinarypersonalbeauty,
a
andinfrontofit,somelittledistanceaway,wassittingtheartisthimself,BasilHallward,whosesuddendisappearancesomeyears
lety
agocaused,atthetime,
takové
suchpublicexcitementandgaverisetosomanystrangeconjectures.
Asthepainterlookedatthegracious
a
andcomelyformhehadsoskilfullymirroredinhisart,asmileofpleasurepassedacrosshisface,
a
andseemedabouttolinger
tam
there.
Buthesuddenlystartedup,
a
andclosinghiseyes,placedhisfingersuponthelids,asthoughhesoughttoimprisonwithinhisbrainsomecurious
sen
dreamfromwhichhefearedhemightawake.
“Itisyour
nejlepší
bestwork,Basil,thebest
věc
thingyouhaveeverdone,”saidLordHenrylanguidly.
“Youmustcertainly
poslat
senditnextyeartotheGrosvenor.
TheAcademyis
příliš
toolargeandtoovulgar.
WheneverIhavegone
tam
there,therehavebeeneithersomanypeople
že
thatIhavenotbeenableto
vidět
seethepictures,whichwasdreadful,
nebo
orsomanypicturesthatIhavenotbeenableto
vidět
seethepeople,whichwasworse.
TheGrosvenoris
opravdu
reallytheonlyplace.”
“Idon’tthinkIshallsenditanywhere,”heanswered,tossinghishead
zpět
backinthatoddway
že
thatusedtomakehisfriendslaughathimatOxford.
“No,Iwon’tsenditanywhere.”
LordHenryelevatedhiseyebrows
a
andlookedathiminamazementthroughthethinbluewreathsofsmoke
který
thatcurledupinsuchfancifulwhorlsfromhisheavy,opium-taintedcigarette.
“Notsenditanywhere?
My
drahý
dearfellow,why?
Haveyouany
důvod
reason?
Whatoddchapsyoupaintersare!
Youdo
cokoliv
anythingintheworldtogainareputation.
Assoonasyouhaveone,youseemtowanttothrowitaway.
Itissillyofyou,forthereis
jen
onlyonethinginthe
světě
worldworsethanbeingtalked
o
about,andthatisnotbeingtalked
o
about.
Aportraitlikethiswouldsetyou
daleko
farabovealltheyoungmeninEngland,
a
andmaketheoldmen
docela
quitejealous,ifoldmenareevercapableofanyemotion.”
“Iknowyouwilllaughatme,”hereplied,“butI
opravdu
reallycan’texhibitit.
Ihave
dal
puttoomuchofmyselfintoit.”
LordHenrystretchedhimselfoutonthedivan
a
andlaughed.
“Yes,Iknewyouwould;
ale
butitisquitetrue,allthesame.”
“Too
mnoho
muchofyourselfinit!
Uponmyword,Basil,Ididn’tknowyouweresovain;
a
andIreallycan’tseeanyresemblance
mezi
betweenyou,withyourruggedstrongface
a
andyourcoal-blackhair,andthisyoungAdonis,
který
wholooksasifhewasmadeoutofivory
a
androse-leaves.
Why,mydearBasil,heisaNarcissus,
a
andyou—well,ofcourseyouhaveanintellectualexpression
a
andallthat.
Butbeauty,realbeauty,ends
kde
whereanintellectualexpressionbegins.
Intellectisinitselfamodeofexaggeration,
a
anddestroystheharmonyofanyface.
The
okamžiku
momentonesitsdownto
přemýšlet
think,onebecomesallnose,
nebo
orallforehead,orsomethinghorrid.
Podívejte
Lookatthesuccessfulmeninanyofthelearnedprofessions.
Jak
Howperfectlyhideoustheyare!
Except,of
samozřejmě
course,intheChurch.
ButthenintheChurchtheydon’tthink.
Abishopkeepsonsayingattheageofeightywhathewastoldtosay
když
whenhewasaboyofeighteen,
a
andasanaturalconsequencehe
vždy
alwayslooksabsolutelydelightful.
Yourmysterious
mladý
youngfriend,whosenameyouhave
nikdy
nevertoldme,butwhosepicture
opravdu
reallyfascinatesme,neverthinks.
Ifeel
docela
quitesureofthat.
Heissomebrainlessbeautifulcreaturewhoshouldbe
vždy
alwayshereinwinterwhenwehave
žádné
noflowerstolookat,
a
andalwayshereinsummer
když
whenwewantsomethingtochillourintelligence.
Don’tflatteryourself,Basil:
youarenotintheleast
jako
likehim.”
“Youdon’tunderstand
mi
me,Harry,”answeredtheartist.
“Of
samozřejmě
courseIamnotlikehim.
I
vím
knowthatperfectlywell.
Indeed,Ishouldbe
líto
sorrytolooklikehim.
Youshrugyourshoulders?
Iamtellingyouthe
pravdu
truth.
Thereisafatalityaboutallphysical
a
andintellectualdistinction,thesortoffatalitythatseemstodogthroughhistorythefalteringstepsofkings.
Itis
lepší
betternottobedifferentfromone’sfellows.
Na
Theuglyandthestupid
mají
havethebestofitinthis
světě
world.
Theycansitattheirease
a
andgapeattheplay.
Pokud
Iftheyknownothingofvictory,theyareat
alespoň
leastsparedtheknowledgeofdefeat.
They
žít
liveasweallshouldlive—undisturbed,indifferent,
a
andwithoutdisquiet.
Theyneitherbringruinuponothers,noreverreceiveitfromalienhands.
Yourrank
a
andwealth,Harry;
mybrains,suchastheyare—myart,whateveritmaybeworth;
DorianGray’s
dobrý
goodlooks—weshallallsufferforwhatthegodshavegiven
nám
us,sufferterribly.”
“DorianGray?
Isthathisname?”
askedLordHenry,walkingacrossthestudiotowardsBasilHallward.
“Yes,thatishisname.
Ididn’tintendto
říct
tellittoyou.”
“But
proč
whynot?”
“Oh,Ican’texplain.
Když
WhenIlikepeopleimmensely,I
nikdy
nevertelltheirnamestoanyone.
Itis
jako
likesurrenderingapartofthem.
Ihavegrownto
milovat
lovesecrecy.
Itseemstobetheone
věc
thingthatcanmakemodern
život
lifemysteriousormarvellousto
nás
us.
Thecommonestthingisdelightfulifone
jen
onlyhidesit.
WhenIleave
město
townnowInevertellmypeople
kam
whereIamgoing.
IfIdid,Iwouldlose
veškeré
allmypleasure.
Itisasillyhabit,Idare
říct
say,butsomehowitseemstobringa
velké
greatdealofromanceintoone’slife.
Isupposeyouthinkmeawfullyfoolishaboutit?”
“Notatall,”answeredLordHenry,“notatall,my
drahý
dearBasil.
Youseemtoforget
že
thatIammarried,andtheonecharmofmarriageis
že
thatitmakesalifeofdeceptionabsolutelynecessaryfor
obě
bothparties.
Ineverknow
kde
wheremywifeis,andmy
žena
wifeneverknowswhatIamdoing.
Když
Whenwemeet—wedomeetoccasionally,
když
whenwedineouttogether,
nebo
orgodowntotheDuke’s—wetelleachotherthemostabsurdstories
s
withthemostseriousfaces.
My
žena
wifeisverygoodatit—much
lepší
better,infact,thanIam.
She
nikdy
nevergetsconfusedoverherdates,
a
andIalwaysdo.
But
když
whenshedoesfindmeout,shemakesnorowatall.
I
někdy
sometimeswishshewould;
butshemerelylaughsatme.”
“Ihatethewayyoutalk
o
aboutyourmarriedlife,Harry,”saidBasilHallward,strollingtowardsthedoor
které
thatledintothegarden.
“Ibelieve
že
thatyouarereallya
velmi
verygoodhusband,butthatyouarethoroughlyashamedofyour
vlastní
ownvirtues.
Youareanextraordinaryfellow.
You
nikdy
neversayamoralthing,
a
andyouneverdoawrongthing.
Yourcynicismissimplyapose.”
“Beingnaturalissimplyapose,
a
andthemostirritatingposeIknow,”criedLordHenry,laughing;
a
andthetwoyoungmenwentoutintothegardentogether
a
andensconcedthemselvesonalongbambooseat
které
thatstoodintheshadeofatalllaurelbush.
Thesunlightslipped
přes
overthepolishedleaves.
Inthegrass,
bílé
whitedaisiesweretremulous.
Afterapause,LordHenrypulledouthis
hodinky
watch.
“IamafraidImustbegoing,Basil,”hemurmured,“andbeforeI
jít
go,IinsistonyouransweringaquestionIputtoyousometimeago.”
“Whatisthat?”
saidthepainter,keepinghiseyesfixedontheground.
“Youknow
docela
quitewell.”
“Idonot,Harry.”
“Well,Iwilltellyouwhatit
je
is.
Iwantyoutoexplaintome
proč
whyyouwon’texhibitDorianGray’spicture.
I
chci
wanttherealreason.”
“Itoldyoutherealreason.”
“No,youdidnot.
Yousaiditwasbecausetherewas
příliš
toomuchofyourselfin
to
it.
Now,thatischildish.”
“Harry,”saidBasilHallward,lookinghimstraightintheface,“everyportrait
který
thatispaintedwithfeelingisaportraitoftheartist,notofthesitter.
Thesitterismerelytheaccident,theoccasion.
Itisnothewhoisrevealedbythepainter;
itisratherthepainter
který
who,onthecolouredcanvas,revealshimself.
The
důvod
reasonIwillnotexhibit
tento
thispictureisthatIamafraid
že
thatIhaveshowninitthesecretofmy
vlastní
ownsoul.”
LordHenrylaughed.
“Andwhatisthat?”
heasked.
“Iwilltellyou,”saidHallward;
ale
butanexpressionofperplexitycameoverhisface.
“Iamallexpectation,Basil,”continuedhiscompanion,glancingat
něj
him.
“Oh,thereisreally
velmi
verylittletotell,Harry,”answeredthepainter;
“andIamafraidyouwillhardlyunderstandit.
Možná
Perhapsyouwillhardlybelieveit.”
LordHenrysmiled,
a
andleaningdown,pluckedapink-petalleddaisyfromthegrass
a
andexaminedit.
“Iam
docela
quitesureIshallunderstandit,”hereplied,gazingintentlyatthe
malý
littlegolden,white-feathereddisk,“andasforbelievingthings,Ican
věřit
believeanything,providedthatitis
docela
quiteincredible.”
Thewindshook
některé
someblossomsfromthetrees,
a
andtheheavylilac-blooms,withtheirclusteringstars,movedto
a
andfrointhelanguid
ovzduší
air.
Agrasshopperbegantochirrupbythewall,
a
andlikeabluethreadalongthindragon-flyfloatedpastonitsbrowngauzewings.
LordHenryfeltasifhecouldhearBasilHallward’s
srdce
heartbeating,andwonderedwhatwascoming.
“Thestoryissimplythis,”saidthepainter
po
aftersometime.
“TwomonthsagoIwenttoacrushat
Lady
LadyBrandon’s.
Youknowwepoorartistshaveto
ukázat
showourselvesinsocietyfromtimetotime,
jen
justtoremindthepublic
že
thatwearenotsavages.
S
Withaneveningcoatandawhitetie,asyoutoldme
jednou
once,anybody,evenastock-broker,
může
cangainareputationforbeingcivilized.
No
Well,afterIhadbeeninthe
místnosti
roomabouttenminutes,talkingtohugeoverdresseddowagers
a
andtediousacademicians,Isuddenlybecameconscious
že
thatsomeonewaslookingat
mě
me.
Iturnedhalf-wayround
a
andsawDorianGrayforthe
poprvé
firsttime.
Whenoureyesmet,Ifelt
že
thatIwasgrowingpale.
Acurioussensationofterrorcameover
mě
me.
IknewthatIhadcomefacetoface
s
withsomeonewhosemerepersonalitywassofascinating
že
that,ifIallowedittodoso,itwouldabsorbmy
celou
wholenature,mywholesoul,myveryartitself.
Ididnotwantanyexternalinfluenceinmylife.
Youknowyourself,Harry,
jak
howindependentIambynature.
Ihave
vždycky
alwaysbeenmyownmaster;
hadatleast
vždycky
alwaysbeenso,tillImetDorianGray.
Then—butIdon’tknow
jak
howtoexplainittoyou.
Něco
Somethingseemedtotellme
že
thatIwasonthevergeofaterriblecrisisinmylife.
Ihadastrangefeeling
že
thatfatehadinstoreformeexquisitejoys
a
andexquisitesorrows.
Igrewafraid
a
andturnedtoquittheroom.
Itwasnotconsciencethatmademedoso:
itwasasortofcowardice.
Itakenocredittomyselffortryingtoescape.”
“Conscience
a
andcowardicearereallythe
stejné
samethings,Basil.
Conscienceisthetrade-nameofthefirm.
Thatisall.”
“Idon’tbelieve
že
that,Harry,andIdon’tbelieveyoudoeither.
However,whateverwasmymotive—anditmayhavebeenpride,forIusedtobe
velmi
veryproud—Icertainlystruggledtothedoor.
Tam
There,ofcourse,Istumbledagainst
Lady
LadyBrandon.
‘Youarenotgoingtorunawayso
brzy
soon,Mr.Hallward?’shescreamedout.
Youknowhercuriouslyshrillvoice?”
“Yes;
sheisapeacockineverythingbutbeauty,”saidLordHenry,pullingthedaisytobitswithhislongnervousfingers.
“Icouldnotgetridofher.
Shebroughtmeuptoroyalties,
a
andpeoplewithstarsandgarters,
a
andelderlyladieswithgigantictiaras
a
andparrotnoses.
Shespokeofmeasherdearestfriend.
Ihad
jen
onlymetheroncebefore,
ale
butshetookitintoher
hlavy
headtolionizeme.
Ibelievesomepictureofminehadmadeagreatsuccessatthe
době
time,atleasthadbeenchattered
o
aboutinthepennynewspapers,
což
whichisthenineteenth-centurystandardofimmortality.
SuddenlyIfoundmyselffacetoface
s
withtheyoungmanwhosepersonalityhadsostrangelystirred
mě
me.