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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Indonesian A1 Learners

The Picture of Dorian Gray | Progressive Translation Books for Indonesian A1 Learners

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THEPREFACE
Theartistis
yang
thecreatorofbeautifulthings.
Torevealart
dan
andconcealtheartistisart’saim.
Thecriticishewho
dapat
cantranslateintoanothermanner
atau
oranewmaterialhisimpressionof
indah
beautifulthings.
Thehighestasthelowestformofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.
Mereka
Thosewhofinduglymeaningsin
indah
beautifulthingsarecorruptwithoutbeingcharming.
Ini
Thisisafault.
Thosewho
menemukan
findbeautifulmeaningsinbeautifulthingsarethecultivated.
For
ini
thesethereishope.
Theyaretheelecttowhom
indah
beautifulthingsmeanonlybeauty.
Ada
Thereisnosuchthingasamoral
atau
oranimmoralbook.
Booksare
baik
wellwritten,orbadlywritten.
Itu
Thatisall.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofrealismistherageofCaliban
melihat
seeinghisownfaceinaglass.
ThenineteenthcenturydislikeofromanticismistherageofCalibannot
melihat
seeinghisownfaceinaglass.
Yang
Themorallifeofmanforms
bagian
partofthesubject-matterof
yang
theartist,butthemoralityofartconsistsin
yang
theperfectuseofanimperfectmedium.
Tidak
Noartistdesirestoproveanything.
Bahkan
Eventhingsthataretrue
dapat
canbeproved.
Noartist
memiliki
hasethicalsympathies.
Anethicalsympathyin
sebuah
anartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.
Tidak
Noartistisevermorbid.
Theartist
dapat
canexpresseverything.
Thoughtandlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofanart.
Vice
dan
andvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsfor
sebuah
anart.
Fromthepointofviewofform,thetypeof
semua
alltheartsistheartofthemusician.
Fromthepointofviewoffeeling,theactor’scraftisthetype.
Semua
Allartisatoncesurface
dan
andsymbol.
Thosewhogobeneaththesurfacedosoattheirperil.
Thosewho
membaca
readthesymboldosoattheirperil.
Itisthespectator,
dan
andnotlife,thatartreallymirrors.
Diversityofopinion
tentang
aboutaworkofart
menunjukkan
showsthattheworkis
baru
new,complex,andvital.
Whencriticsdisagree,theartistisinaccord
dengan
withhimself.
Wecanforgive
seorang
amanformakingauseful
sesuatu
thingaslongashedoesnotadmire
itu
it.
Theonlyexcusefor
membuat
makingauselessthingisthat
satu
oneadmiresitintensely.
Allartisquiteuseless.
CHAPTERI.
Yang
Thestudiowasfilledwith
yang
therichodourofroses,
dan
andwhenthelightsummerwindstirredamidst
yang
thetreesofthegarden,there
datang
camethroughtheopendoor
yang
theheavyscentofthelilac,
atau
orthemoredelicateperfumeof
yang
thepink-floweringthorn.
FromthecornerofthedivanofPersiansaddle-bagsonwhichhewas
berbaring
lying,smoking,aswashiscustom,innumerablecigarettes,LordHenryWotton
bisa
couldjustcatchthegleamofthehoney-sweet
dan
andhoney-colouredblossomsofalaburnum,whosetremulousbranchesseemedhardlyabletobeartheburdenofabeautysoflamelikeastheirs;
dan
andnowandthenthefantasticshadowsofbirdsinflightflittedacrossthe
panjang
longtussore-silkcurtainsthatwerestretchedin
depan
frontofthehugewindow,producinga
semacam
kindofmomentaryJapaneseeffect,
dan
andmakinghimthinkofthosepallid,jade-facedpaintersofTokyowho,
melalui
throughthemediumofanartthatisnecessarilyimmobile,seektoconveythesenseofswiftness
dan
andmotion.
Thesullenmurmurofthebeesshoulderingtheir
jalan
waythroughthelongunmowngrass,
atau
orcirclingwithmonotonousinsistenceroundthedustygilthornsofthestragglingwoodbine,seemedto
membuat
makethestillnessmoreoppressive.
Yang
ThedimroarofLondonwas
seperti
likethebourdonnoteofadistantorgan.
Inthecentreoftheroom,clampedtoanuprighteasel,stoodthefull-lengthportraitofayoungmanofextraordinarypersonalbeauty,
dan
andinfrontofit,
beberapa
somelittledistanceaway,was
duduk
sittingtheartisthimself,BasilHallward,whosesuddendisappearance
beberapa
someyearsagocaused,atthe
saat
time,suchpublicexcitementandgaverisetoso
banyak
manystrangeconjectures.
Asthepainter
melihat
lookedatthegraciousandcomelyformhehadsoskilfullymirroredinhisart,asmileofpleasurepassedacrosshisface,
dan
andseemedabouttolinger
sana
there.
Buthesuddenlystartedup,
dan
andclosinghiseyes,placedhisfingersuponthelids,asthoughhesoughttoimprisonwithinhisbrain
beberapa
somecuriousdreamfromwhichhefearedhemightawake.
“Itisyour
terbaik
bestwork,Basil,thebest
hal
thingyouhaveeverdone,”saidLordHenrylanguidly.
“You
harus
mustcertainlysenditnext
tahun
yeartotheGrosvenor.
TheAcademyis
terlalu
toolargeandtoovulgar.
WheneverIhave
pergi
gonethere,therehavebeeneitherso
banyak
manypeoplethatIhavenotbeen
dapat
abletoseethepictures,whichwasdreadful,
atau
orsomanypicturesthatIhavenotbeen
dapat
abletoseethepeople,whichwasworse.
TheGrosvenorisreallythe
satunya
onlyplace.”
“Idon’tthinkIshallsenditanywhere,”heanswered,tossinghishead
belakang
backinthatoddway
yang
thatusedtomakehisfriendslaughathimatOxford.
“No,Iwon’tsenditanywhere.”
LordHenryelevatedhiseyebrows
dan
andlookedathiminamazement
melalui
throughthethinbluewreathsofsmokethatcurledupin
seperti
suchfancifulwhorlsfromhisheavy,opium-taintedcigarette.
“Notsenditanywhere?
My
sayang
dearfellow,why?
Haveyouany
alasan
reason?
Whatoddchapsyoupainters
yang
are!
Youdoanythinginthe
dunia
worldtogainareputation.
As
segera
soonasyouhaveone,youseemto
ingin
wanttothrowitaway.
Itissillyofyou,for
ada
thereisonlyonethinginthe
dunia
worldworsethanbeingtalkedabout,
dan
andthatisnotbeingtalkedabout.
Sebuah
Aportraitlikethiswouldsetyou
jauh
farabovealltheyoungmeninEngland,
dan
andmaketheoldmen
cukup
quitejealous,ifoldmenareevercapableof
setiap
anyemotion.”
“Iknowyou
akan
willlaughatme,”hereplied,“butIreallycan’texhibitit.
I
telah
haveputtoomuchofmyselfintoit.”
LordHenrystretchedhimselfoutonthedivan
dan
andlaughed.
“Yes,Iknewyou
akan
would;
butitisquite
benar
true,allthesame.”
“Too
banyak
muchofyourselfinit!
Uponmy
kata
word,Basil,Ididn’tknowyouweresovain;
dan
andIreallycan’tseeanyresemblance
antara
betweenyou,withyourruggedstrong
wajah
faceandyourcoal-blackhair,
dan
andthisyoungAdonis,wholooksasifhewasmadeoutofivory
dan
androse-leaves.
Why,mydearBasil,heisaNarcissus,
dan
andyou—well,ofcourseyou
memiliki
haveanintellectualexpressionand
semua
allthat.
Butbeauty,realbeauty,
berakhir
endswhereanintellectualexpressionbegins.
Intellectisinitselfamodeofexaggeration,
dan
anddestroystheharmonyof
setiap
anyface.
Themomentone
duduk
sitsdowntothink,one
menjadi
becomesallnose,orallforehead,
atau
orsomethinghorrid.
Lookat
yang
thesuccessfulmeninanyof
yang
thelearnedprofessions.
Howperfectlyhideoustheyare!
Except,of
saja
course,intheChurch.
ButthenintheChurchtheydon’t
berpikir
think.
Abishopkeepson
mengatakan
sayingattheageofeightywhathewas
mengatakan
toldtosaywhenhewas
seorang
aboyofeighteen,andas
seorang
anaturalconsequencehealways
terlihat
looksabsolutelydelightful.
Yourmysterious
muda
youngfriend,whosenameyouhave
pernah
nevertoldme,butwhosepicturereallyfascinatesme,
pernah
neverthinks.
Ifeelquite
yakin
sureofthat.
Heis
beberapa
somebrainlessbeautifulcreaturewho
harus
shouldbealwayshereinwinter
ketika
whenwehavenoflowersto
melihat
lookat,andalwayshereinsummer
ketika
whenwewantsomethingtochillourintelligence.
Don’tflatteryourself,Basil:
youarenotintheleast
seperti
likehim.”
“Youdon’tunderstandme,Harry,”answeredtheartist.
“Of
saja
courseIamnotlike
dia
him.
Iknowthatperfectly
baik
well.
Indeed,Ishouldbe
menyesal
sorrytolooklikehim.
Youshrugyourshoulders?
Iamtellingyou
yang
thetruth.
Thereisafatality
tentang
aboutallphysicalandintellectualdistinction,thesortoffatalitythatseemsto
anjing
dogthroughhistorythefalteringstepsofkings.
Itisbetternottobe
berbeda
differentfromone’sfellows.
Theugly
dan
andthestupidhavethe
terbaik
bestofitinthis
dunia
world.
Theycansitattheirease
dan
andgapeattheplay.
Jika
Iftheyknownothingofvictory,theyareat
setidaknya
leastsparedtheknowledgeofdefeat.
They
hidup
liveasweallshouldlive—undisturbed,indifferent,
dan
andwithoutdisquiet.
Theyneither
membawa
bringruinuponothers,noreverreceiveitfromalienhands.
Yourrank
dan
andwealth,Harry;
mybrains,suchastheyare—myart,
apa pun
whateveritmaybeworth;
DorianGray’sgoodlooks—weshallallsufferforwhatthegodshavegivenus,sufferterribly.”
“DorianGray?
Is
itu
thathisname?”
askedLordHenry,
berjalan
walkingacrossthestudiotowardsBasilHallward.
“Yes,
itu
thatishisname.
Ididn’tintendtotellittoyou.”
“But
mengapa
whynot?”
“Oh,Ican’texplain.
Ketika
WhenIlikepeopleimmensely,I
pernah
nevertelltheirnamestoanyone.
Itis
seperti
likesurrenderingapartof
mereka
them.
Ihavegrownto
mencintai
lovesecrecy.
Itseemstobethe
satu
onethingthatcanmakemodern
kehidupan
lifemysteriousormarvellousto
kita
us.
Thecommonestthingisdelightful
jika
ifoneonlyhidesit.
Ketika
WhenIleavetownnowI
pernah
nevertellmypeoplewhereIam
pergi
going.
IfIdid,I
akan
wouldloseallmypleasure.
Itisasillyhabit,Idare
mengatakan
say,butsomehowitseemsto
membawa
bringagreatdealofromanceintoone’s
kehidupan
life.
Isupposeyouthinkmeawfullyfoolish
tentang
aboutit?”
“Notatall,”answeredLordHenry,“notatall,mydearBasil.
Youseemto
lupa
forgetthatIammarried,
dan
andtheonecharmofmarriageisthatit
membuat
makesalifeofdeceptionabsolutelynecessaryfor
kedua
bothparties.
Ineverknow
mana
wheremywifeis,andmy
istri
wifeneverknowswhatIamdoing.
Ketika
Whenwemeet—wedomeetoccasionally,
ketika
whenwedineouttogether,
atau
orgodowntotheDuke’s—we
menceritakan
telleachotherthemostabsurdstories
dengan
withthemostseriousfaces.
My
istri
wifeisverygoodatit—muchbetter,infact,thanIam.
She
pernah
nevergetsconfusedoverherdates,
dan
andIalwaysdo.
But
ketika
whenshedoesfindmeout,she
membuat
makesnorowatall.
I
kadang
sometimeswishshewould;
butshemerelylaughsatme.”
“I
benci
hatethewayyoutalk
tentang
aboutyourmarriedlife,Harry,”saidBasilHallward,strollingtowardsthe
pintu
doorthatledintothegarden.
“I
percaya
believethatyouarereallyaverygood
suami
husband,butthatyouarethoroughlyashamedofyour
sendiri
ownvirtues.
Youareanextraordinaryfellow.
You
pernah
neversayamoralthing,
dan
andyouneverdoa
salah
wrongthing.
Yourcynicismissimplyapose.”
“Beingnaturalissimplyapose,
dan
andthemostirritatingposeIknow,”criedLordHenry,laughing;
dan
andthetwoyoungmenwent
keluar
outintothegardentogether
dan
andensconcedthemselvesona
panjang
longbambooseatthatstoodintheshadeofatalllaurelbush.
Yang
Thesunlightslippedoverthepolishedleaves.
Inthegrass,
putih
whitedaisiesweretremulous.
Afterapause,LordHenrypulledouthiswatch.
“Iam
takut
afraidImustbegoing,Basil,”hemurmured,“and
sebelum
beforeIgo,Iinsistonyour
menjawab
answeringaquestionIputtoyou
beberapa
sometimeago.”
“Whatisthat?”
saidthepainter,
menjaga
keepinghiseyesfixedontheground.
“You
tahu
knowquitewell.”
“Idonot,Harry.”
“Well,I
akan
willtellyouwhatitis.
I
ingin
wantyoutoexplaintome
mengapa
whyyouwon’texhibitDorianGray’spicture.
I
ingin
wanttherealreason.”
“Itoldyouthe
sebenarnya
realreason.”
“No,youdidnot.
Yousaiditwas
karena
becausetherewastoomuchofyourselfin
itu
it.
Now,thatischildish.”
“Harry,”saidBasilHallward,lookinghimstraightinthe
wajah
face,“everyportraitthatispainted
dengan
withfeelingisaportraitoftheartist,notofthesitter.
Thesitterismerelytheaccident,theoccasion.
Itisnothewhoisrevealedbythepainter;
itisratherthepainterwho,onthecolouredcanvas,revealshimself.
The
alasan
reasonIwillnotexhibit
ini
thispictureisthatIam
takut
afraidthatIhaveshowninitthesecretofmy
sendiri
ownsoul.”
LordHenrylaughed.
“Andwhatisthat?”
he
bertanya
asked.
“Iwilltellyou,”saidHallward;
tapi
butanexpressionofperplexity
datang
cameoverhisface.
“Iam
semua
allexpectation,Basil,”continuedhiscompanion,glancingathim.
“Oh,thereisreallyvery
sedikit
littletotell,Harry,”answered
yang
thepainter;
“andIam
takut
afraidyouwillhardlyunderstandit.
Mungkin
Perhapsyouwillhardlybelieveit.”
LordHenrysmiled,
dan
andleaningdown,pluckedapink-petalleddaisyfromthegrass
dan
andexaminedit.
“Iam
cukup
quitesureIshallunderstandit,”hereplied,gazingintentlyatthe
kecil
littlegolden,white-feathereddisk,“andasforbelievingthings,I
dapat
canbelieveanything,providedthatitis
cukup
quiteincredible.”
Thewindshook
beberapa
someblossomsfromthetrees,
dan
andtheheavylilac-blooms,withtheirclusteringstars,
bergerak
movedtoandfroin
yang
thelanguidair.
Agrasshopperbegantochirrupbythewall,
dan
andlikeabluethreada
panjang
longthindragon-flyfloatedpastonitsbrowngauzewings.
LordHenry
merasa
feltasifhecould
mendengar
hearBasilHallward’sheartbeating,
dan
andwonderedwhatwascoming.
“Thestoryissimplythis,”saidthepainter
setelah
aftersometime.
“Twomonths
lalu
agoIwenttoacrushatLadyBrandon’s.
You
tahu
knowwepoorartistshaveto
menunjukkan
showourselvesinsocietyfrom
waktu
timetotime,justtoremindthepublic
bahwa
thatwearenotsavages.
Dengan
Withaneveningcoatand
seorang
awhitetie,asyoutoldme
pernah
once,anybody,evenastock-broker,
dapat
cangainareputationforbeingcivilized.
Nah
Well,afterIhadbeenintheroom
sekitar
abouttenminutes,talkingtohugeoverdresseddowagers
dan
andtediousacademicians,Isuddenly
menjadi
becameconsciousthatsomeonewas
melihat
lookingatme.
Iturnedhalf-wayround
dan
andsawDorianGrayforthe
pertama
firsttime.
Whenoureyes
bertemu
met,IfeltthatIwasgrowingpale.
Sebuah
Acurioussensationofterror
datang
cameoverme.
IknewthatIhadcomefacetoface
dengan
withsomeonewhosemerepersonalitywassofascinatingthat,
jika
ifIallowedittodoso,it
akan
wouldabsorbmywholenature,my
seluruh
wholesoul,myveryartitself.
Ididnot
ingin
wantanyexternalinfluenceinmy
hidup
life.
Youknowyourself,Harry,
betapa
howindependentIambynature.
Ihave
selalu
alwaysbeenmyownmaster;
hadat
setidaknya
leastalwaysbeenso,tillI
bertemu
metDorianGray.
Then—butIdon’t
tahu
knowhowtoexplainittoyou.
Sesuatu
SomethingseemedtotellmethatIwasonthevergeofaterriblecrisisinmy
hidup
life.
Ihadastrangefeelingthatfate
memiliki
hadinstoreformeexquisitejoys
dan
andexquisitesorrows.
Igrew
takut
afraidandturnedtoquittheroom.
Itwasnotconsciencethatmademedoso:
itwasa
semacam
sortofcowardice.
Itake
tidak
nocredittomyselffor
mencoba
tryingtoescape.”
“Conscienceandcowardicearereallythe
sama
samethings,Basil.
Conscienceisthetrade-nameofthefirm.
Itu
Thatisall.”
“Idon’t
percaya
believethat,Harry,andIdon’t
percaya
believeyoudoeither.
However,
apa pun
whateverwasmymotive—andit
mungkin
mayhavebeenpride,forI
digunakan
usedtobeveryproud—Icertainlystruggledtothe
pintu
door.
There,ofcourse,IstumbledagainstLadyBrandon.
‘Youarenotgoingtorunawaysosoon,Mr.Hallward?’shescreamedout.
You
tahu
knowhercuriouslyshrillvoice?”
“Yes;
sheisapeacockineverythingbutbeauty,”saidLordHenry,pulling
yang
thedaisytobitswithhis
panjang
longnervousfingers.
“Icouldnotgetridofher.
Shebroughtmeuptoroyalties,
dan
andpeoplewithstarsandgarters,
dan
andelderlyladieswithgigantictiaras
dan
andparrotnoses.
Shespokeofmeasherdearest
teman
friend.
Ihadonlymether
sekali
oncebefore,butshetookitintoherheadtolionizeme.
I
percaya
believesomepictureofminehad
membuat
madeagreatsuccessatthe
saat
time,atleasthadbeenchatteredaboutinthepennynewspapers,whichisthenineteenth-centurystandardofimmortality.
SuddenlyI
menemukan
foundmyselffacetoface
dengan
withtheyoungmanwhosepersonalityhadsostrangelystirredme.