
The Lost Founder. By Jesse Wegman. Celadon Books; 384 pages; $30
《被遗忘的开国者》。杰西·韦格曼著。Celadon Books出版;384页;30美元。
Radical Duke. By Danielle Allen. Liveright; 464 pages; $37.50. W.W. Norton; £28
《激进公爵》。丹妮尔·艾伦著。Liveright出版;464页;37.50美元。W.W. Norton出版;28英镑。
A STROLL THROUGH the gallery of America’s Founding Fathers yields(产生,带来) familiar faces. Here is brave, disciplined George Washington alongside sociable, inventive Benjamin Franklin. There is John Adams—principled and prickly(易怒的,敏感的)—squabbling(争吵,口角) with brilliant, curious Thomas Jefferson. Two new books seek to draw your gaze to two forgotten figures, each with strikingly expansive(广阔的,广泛的) views of democracy.
漫步在美国开国元勋的画像廊中,映入眼帘的都是熟悉的面孔。这里有勇敢自律的乔治·华盛顿,还有善于交际、富有创造力的本杰明·富兰克林。那边是约翰·亚当斯——他原则性强又脾气暴躁——正与才华横溢、求知欲强的托马斯·杰斐逊争吵。两本新书试图将你的目光引向两位被遗忘的人物,他们都拥有极其广阔的民主视野。