慈濟大學（後中醫）
104年
英文
第 37 題
📖 題組：
Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
- A Epstein’s work is now almost forgotten.
- B Some critics admired Epstein’s work.
- C Epstein lived in Paris in his youth.
- D Epstein’s first major work was created in London.
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請你再仔細閱讀文章的最後一句話：作者是如何描述這位雕塑家在「今日（Today）」的地位呢？如果拿這個描述與「隨時間被世人遺忘」的概念對比，兩者是一致的還是矛盾的？
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藝術評價的轉變與事實查核
這道題目的核心在於測試你對文章「時間軸」與「評價轉折」的掌握。文章前半段雖然花了大量篇幅描述 Jacob Epstein 的作品在當時引起的巨大爭議（controversy），甚至提到雕塑遭到政府毀損（mutilated），但文章末段話鋒一轉，明確指出「今日（Today），Epstein 的作品已獲得應有的認可」，並被視為 20 世紀最重要的雕塑家之一。因此，選項 (A) 提到他的作品「幾乎被遺忘（almost forgotten）」顯然與文意完全相悖，是錯誤的陳述，也就是本題的正確答案。
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💡 辨識傳記文章中人物評價的時空轉折與事實。
| 比較維度 | 創作初期與過去 | VS | 現今地位 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 公眾反應 | 視為冒犯、甚至毀損作品 | — | 獲得應有的認可與尊重 |
| 評論觀點 | 受世俗道德非議、負評多 | — | 被譽為二十世紀主要雕塑家 |
| 藝術價值 | 被批評為扭曲、裸露 | — | 受讚賞其多元性與文化融合 |
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