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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 624
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Like many men of his practical nature, he had made up his mind on this point without ever having heard such a concert. The word "symphony" was enough; it conveyed to him a form of the highest music quite beyond his comprehension. Then, too, in the back of his mind there was the feeling that, while he was perfectly willing to offer the best that the musical world afforded in his magazine, his readers were primarily women, and the appeal of music, after all, he felt was largely, if not wholly, to the feminine nature. It was very satisfying to him to hear his wife play in the evening; but when it came to public concerts, they were not for his masculine nature. In other words, Bok shared the all too common masculine notion that music is for women and has little place in the lives of men.
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定位:Additional excerpt 624 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
像许多讲求实际的人一样,博克对交响乐抱有成见,却从未听过一场。光是“交响乐”这个词就让他觉得高深莫测。他心底还认为,杂志读者主要是女性,音乐主要打动女性;晚上听妻子弹琴很满足,但公共音乐会不适合男性。换言之,博克和当时许多男性一样,觉得音乐是女人的事,男人生活中没多少位置。这种偏见让他迟迟不愿推广交响乐。
上下文
19世纪末美国社会有音乐属于女性的刻板印象,博克作为男性编辑也受此影响。
今日一问
你有哪些从未尝试就认定“不适合自己”的偏见,可能正限制你的视野?
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