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Zane Grey의 "Riders of the Purple Sage"는 1912년에 출판된 작가의 가장 유명하고 영향력 있는 서부 소설 중 하나입니다. 이 작품은 1870년대 유타 준주를 배경으로 하며, 몰몬교 공동체와 그 외부 세계 사이의 갈등을 중심으로 이야기가 전개됩니다. 주인공인 Jane Withersteen, 총잡이 Lassiter, 그리고 젊은 라이더 Bern Venters의 이야기를 통해 사랑, 복수, 종교적 억압, 그리고 개인의 자유에 대한 주제를 탐구합니다. Grey는 유타의 아름다운 사막 풍경을 생생하게 묘사하며, 이를 극적인 사건들의 배경으로 활용합니다. 이 소설은 서부 문학의 고전으로 자리잡았으며, 복잡한 인물 묘사, 긴장감 넘치는 플롯, 그리고 도덕적 딜레마를 다루는 방식으로 높은 평가를 받았습니다. "Riders of the Purple Sage"는 서부 소설 장르의 발전에 큰 영향을 미쳤으며, 여러 차례 영화와 TV로 각색되어 그 인기를 입증했습니다.


Zane Grey's "Riders of the Purple Sage" is one of the author's most famous and influential western novels, published in 1912. Set in Utah Territory in the 1870s, the story centers around the conflict between the Mormon community and the outside world. Through the stories of the main characters Jane Withersteen, gunslinger Lassiter, and young rider Bern Venters, the themes of love, revenge, religious oppression, and personal freedom are explored. Grey vividly describes Utah's beautiful desert landscape and uses it as a backdrop for dramatic events. The novel has become a classic of western literature, and is highly regarded for its complex characterization, suspenseful plot, and handling of moral dilemmas. "Riders of the Purple Sage" had a major influence on the development of the western genre, and has been adapted into films and television several times, proving its popularity.

Summary
A sharp clip-clop of iron-shod hoofs deadened and died away, and clouds of yellow dust drifted from under the cottonwoods out over the sage.
Jane Withersteen gazed down the wide purple slope with dreamy and troubled eyes. A rider had just left her and it was his message that held her thoughtful and almost sad, awaiting the churchmen who were coming to resent and attack her right to befriend a Gentile.
She wondered if the unrest and strife that had lately come to the little village of Cottonwoods was to involve her. And then she sighed, remembering that her father had founded this remotest border settlement of southern Utah and that he had left it to her. She owned all the ground and many of the cottages. Withersteen House was hers, and the great ranch, with its thousands of cattle, and the swiftest horses of the sage.

Contents
CHAPTER I. LASSITER
CHAPTER II. COTTONWOODS
CHAPTER III. AMBER SPRING
CHAPTER IV. DECEPTION PASS
CHAPTER V. THE MASKED RIDER
CHAPTER VI. THE MILL-WHEEL OF STEERS
CHAPTER VII. THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN
CHAPTER VIII. SURPRISE VALLEY
CHAPTER IX. SILVER SPRUCE AND ASPENS
CHAPTER X. LOVE
CHAPTER XI. FAITH AND UNFAITH
CHAPTER XII. THE INVISIBLE HAND
CHAPTER XIII. SOLITUDE AND STORM
CHAPTER XIV. WEST WIND
CHAPTER XV. SHADOWS ON THE SAGE-SLOPE
CHAPTER XVI. GOLD
CHAPTER XVII. WRANGLE’S RACE RUN
CHAPTER XVIII. OLDRING’S KNELL
CHAPTER XIX. FAY
CHAPTER XX. LASSITER’S WAY
CHAPTER XXI. BLACK STAR AND NIGHT
CHAPTER XXII. RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
CHAPTER XXIII. THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK