《名人传》表现了作者描述的特定时代的文化。阅读这些名著可以领略著者流畅的文笔、逼真的描述、详细的刻画，让读者如同置身当时的历史文化之中。为此，我们将这套精心编辑的“名著典藏”奉献给广大读者。
　　我们找来了专门研究西方历史、西方文化的专家学者，请教了专业的翻译人员，精心挑选了这些可以代表西方文学的著作，并听取了一些国外专门研究文学的朋友的建议，不删节、不做任何人为改动，严格按照原著的风格，提供原汁原味的西方名著，让读者能享受纯正的英文名著。
　　随着阅读的展开，你会发现自己的英语水平无形中有了大幅提高，并且对西方历史文化的了解也日益深入广阔。

　　Styled by Beethoven himself， Les adieux， l'absence， et la retour.（The parting， the absence， and the return）.As such it is the finest pieceof programme music ever written. It is dedicated to his friend andpatron， the Archduke Rudolph， but it is not known definitely that it wasconnected with the absence of the Archduke himself. The generalfeeling seems to suggest a more tender attachment. The music isBeethoven at his very best， and is truly representative of his matureperiod. The interrelation of the whole of the music， its close affinitywith the opening musical motto of three notes， under which Beethovenwrote Lebe-wohl （Fare thee well） is astounding. Whether written inclear notes or obscured subtly， this leading motive lies at the bottom ofevery phrase. It is the generating idea， the essence of the.
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