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The Constant Princess: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Audible版 – 完全版
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From number-one New York Times best-selling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA Today) Philippa Gregory comes the remarkable story of Katherine of Aragon, princess of Spain, daughter of two great monarchs, and eventual queen of England when she marries the infamous King Henry VIII.
Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has been fated her whole life to marry Prince Arthur of England. When they meet and are married, the match becomes as passionate as it is politically expedient. The young lovers revel in each other’s company and plan the England they will make together. But tragically, aged only 15, Arthur falls ill and extracts from his 16-year-old bride a deathbed promise to marry his brother, Henry; become queen; and fulfill their dreams and her destiny.
Widowed and alone in the avaricious world of the Tudor court, Katherine has to sidestep her father-in-law’s desire for her and convince him, and an incredulous Europe, that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated, that there is no obstacle to marriage with Henry. For seven years, she endures the treachery of spies, the humiliation of poverty, and intense loneliness and despair while she waits for the inevitable moment when she will step into the role she has prepared for all her life. Then, like her warrior mother, Katherine must take to the battlefield and save England when its old enemies the Scots come over the border and there is no one to stand against them but the new queen.
- 再生時間17 時間 55 分
- 配信日(Audible)2019/2/26
- 言語英語
- ASINB07L153VN3
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再生時間 | 17 時間 55 分 |
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著者 | Philippa Gregory |
ナレーター | Karina Fernandez |
配信日(Audible.co.jp) | 2019/2/26 |
制作 | Simon & Schuster Audio |
フォマット | オーディオブック |
バージョン | 完全版 |
言語 | 英語 |
ASIN | B07L153VN3 |
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
かのイザベルとフィルデナンドの末娘に生まれムーア人を征服しアルハンブラ宮殿に入城しイングランドアーサー皇太子妃と運命ずけられイングランドに渡ってアーサー早世後幾多の困難にも母イザベル女王のように恐れることもひるむこともなかったインファンタカタリナの半生・・
後の二番目の夫青ひげヘンリー八世との不実の裏切りの人生も真実の夫アーサーとの短い蜜月のなかでの約束どうりアーサーの妻として恋人としてまた母イザベルと神の意志を守り耐え戦い抜きこの世の戦いのすんだ後アルハンブラにあるこの世の楽園の庭で約束どうりアーサーに会えるだろうと結んでいる ぜひ一読をすすめます
まず、同じセリフを何度も繰り返す。主人公のモノローグのようなものははっきり言って必要ない。
その必要ないものがさらに不必要なまでに長い。
主人公のモノローグを抜けばもっと短くまとまってよりマシな出来上がりになっていると感じられる。
amazon.comの評価でも他の作品と比べると別人が書いたかのようにつまらないという意見があったが、全くそのとおり。
歴史物を書くにあたり主要人物のモノローグは慎重でなければ絵空事感が増すだけで興をそぐ結果になりうる。
また、やたらに主人公が神に愛されてるだの特別だのと思い込んでいるところがうっとおしい。
その思い込みが、時代背景が、とか宗教的な背景が、とかで済まされることではないほどだめである。
英語は非常に簡単で読みやすいが、内容はつまらない。
ブーリン家の姉妹の方に、より読者が同情できるようにわざとキャサリン王妃の本をつまらなくしたのかと勘ぐりたくなるほど。
とにかく主人公(と母親)以外のスペイン人の扱いが悪すぎる。常に強欲で無能・・・。
もうひとつ、やたら幼少期のアルハンブラの想い出が語られるのがうっとおしい。
そもそも、当時のスペイン文化の優れたところはすべてレコンキスタによりムーア人から摂取したもの。
それを自慢げに夫に語るのはいかがなもの?
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“Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against.”
Katherine of Aragon: known to many as the first of six wives of Henry VIII. She is often outshined by Anne Boleyn (his second wife, who influenced the King to separate England from it’s original Catholic religion to form the Church of England) and Jane Seymore (the only woman he ever loved). However, before this she was born Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, and both her parents were incredibly powerful monarchs in their own right. From the age of four, she knew she would be queen of England, but she was in fact betrothed to Arthur, Henry’s brother. The Constant Princess starts with Catalina in Spain, continues to her time meeting and courting Arthur, and finishes with the infamous divorce proceedings.
I found that Katherine came across incredible well in this novel. Previously, I had never given her much thought: I was always more interested in Anne Boleyn. There was so much I didn’t know about Katherine, which was fascinating to read about.
“He may well speak French and Latin and half a dozen languages, but since he has nothing to say – what good are they?”
This is quite a controversial opinion, but I liked the way Gregory portrayed Katherine and Arthur’s relationship to be one of true love between two partners who respected each other. Whether or not this was true, and whether or not the marriage was consummated (which Gregory claims) was actually a large reason that Henry VIII gave for divorcing Katherine later on in their marriage. I thoroughly enjoyed the beginning part of the book when they were discussing their plans for the future and exploring the castle in Wales
Katherine’s friendship with Margaret Pole was another part of the book I really enjoyed. Looking at facts alone, these two shouldn’t have been friends: Margaret was from the house of York, which was overthrown by the Tudors and her younger brother was murdered under the order of Katherine’s father. Yet, despite this, they still maintained a good friendship and Margaret was even made one of the ladies in waiting when Katherine became queen.
“War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace.”
Henry VII’s character was fairly one-dimensional: he was an ignorant tyrant who well in love (read here lust) with every beautiful woman he saw. I would perhaps have liked to see a different side to him, but this didn’t have too much of an impact on the story for me because the main focus point was Katherine.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Constant Princess; I didn’t know very much about Katherine before and found her an incredibly interesting character to read about. I liked her relationship with Arthur & her friendship with Margaret Pole.
I never normally suggest certain people shouldn’t read a book, however I will make an exception here. Gregory’s books are historical fiction novels – please see the emphasis on the word fiction: they are not completely historically accurate. Personally, this doesn’t deter from the story for me but I know some would prefer their history separate from their fiction, so if this is you then I wouldn’t read this book. The historical inaccuracies may annoy you.
“True obedience can only happen when you secretly think you know better, and you choose to bow your head. Anything short of that is just agreement, and any ninny-in-waiting can agree.”