"Style in Fiction is a welcome addition to a body of writings by stylisticians who have over the past two decades cumulatively increased our knowledge of the workings of language in a range of literary genres." Applied Linguistics (about the first edition) This book describes the ways in which the techniques of linguistic analysis and literary criticism can be combined, and illuminated, through the linguistic study of literary style. It draws on the prose fiction of the last 150 years to demonstrate the approach.

布兰诗歌（Carmina Burana）也称为 《博伊伦之歌》，三场清唱剧，康塔塔歌剧之一，原为舞台作品 《凯旋三部曲》中的第一部，作于1935—1936年， 1937年初演于法兰克福，后作为康塔塔单独演出，是德国作曲家奥尔夫（Carl Orff）最著名的代表作。 其歌词选自在巴伐利亚州贝内迪先特博伊伦修道院中发现的一本13世纪的诗集。共分25个乐章，用女高音、男高音、男低音、童声合唱、合唱及乐队（内有14个乐章为管弦乐曲）。
剧情简介：
大合唱用一首前奏歌颂着命运之神。她掌握着人类的命运，如同月亮的盈亏那样有规律地分配着恩惠和烦恼。把同情给那些受伤的人，警告踞于最高权位者迟早要衰落的真理。
第一场：春天的快乐面容。
用合唱来庆祝这个季节的到来和她的赐予，男中音独唱演员敦促小伙子要忠于姑娘的爱情，并告诉姑娘要像春天那样快乐。结尾是舞蹈和合唱，歌曲主题说的是男、女孩子们玩的爱情游戏。
第二场：在一个小旅馆。
男中音痛苦地回忆在人间的生活犹如一片树叶那么脆弱。男人们接受了爱并去爱，但随着时间的推移一失足却又使自己沉沦于罪恶中。
第三场：爱情飞往每一个角落。
女高音独唱演员谈到当一个年轻姑娘孤独时，会因为得不到自己爱的人的一吻而悲哀哭泣。但如果他俩被单独地留在一个房间里，那又完全是另外一番样子。姑娘开头时害羞犹豫，但最终仍会投入情人的怀抱。大合唱最后以一首赞颂维纳斯女神的歌曲告终，以此与命运之神的前奏曲相呼应。
摘自《外国歌剧荟萃》

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