HENRYJAMES11亨利詹姆斯

HENRYJAMES(1843--1916)1.HISLIFE--in1843wasborninNewYorkCity,thesecondchildofwealthy,somewhataristocraticparents.--HereceivedthemajorpartofeducationathomeandexperiencefromtravelinginEuropeandattendedHarvardLawSchool.--after1866helivedinEuropemuchofthetime.--1875hemadeithispermanenthome.HelivedinParisforayear,wherehemetTurgenev,Zola,andFlaubert.--1876hesettedinLondonandlivedthereandintheEnglishcountrysidefortherestofhislife.•--1915,ayearbeforehisdeath,toshowhissupportofEnglandinWorldWar1,JamesbecameaBritaincitizen.OneOfHisMostFamousWorkThePortraitOfALady贵妇画像What’sthethemeof“ThePortraitofALady(贵妇画像)”？Wanttoanswerthisquestion?Follow3steps,thentheanswerwilloccurtoyou.TheFirstStep？ContentTipDon’tknowit?Youcanturntopage76tofindwhat’sthisportraitisallabout.TounderstanditmoreyoucanreadthecontentinChinese女主角伊莎贝尔.阿切尔(IsabelArcher)小姐充满幻想。为了得到自由而高雅的生活，她先后拒绝了美国青年企业家卡斯佩.古德伍德(CasperGoodwood)、英国贵族沃伯顿(Warburton)勋爵等人的求婚。她的表哥拉尔夫也深爱着她，并在去世前说服父亲，把一笔遗产留给她，使她有经济条件去追寻自己的幸福。然而这笔钱使伊莎贝尔更快地成为老谋深算地欧洲男人的猎物。吉尔伯特.奥斯蒙的(GilbertOsmond)看上去过得自由而优雅，对她有很强的吸引力。奥斯蒙德的秘密情人梅尔夫人(MadameMerle)则一手策划，让伊莎贝尔嫁给他。天真无邪的美国姑娘成了老练世故的欧洲人的牺牲品。然而固执的伊莎贝尔即使在得知他们阴谋的情况下，还是毅然拒绝古德伍德德爱情，回到奥斯蒙德身边。优美和天真都不能掩盖世俗德人际关系，以及起决定作用的经济关系。TheSecondStep??James’sliteraryview*James’sviewofliteratureAsarealist,heholdsthatartmustberelatedtolife,theaimofthenovelistorepresentlife.Headvocatesanimmenseincreaseoffreedominthenovel-writingandarguesforinclusionofthedisagreeable,theuglyandthecommonplace.Sohewasoneofthethreestaunchadvocatesof19thAmericanrealism.TheThirdStep???Brainstorm&DiscussSuggestionThinkabouthislivingbackgroundandhisliteraryview.*UniversalThemeThemeetingofAmericaandEurope,AmericaninnocenceincontactwithEuropeandecadence,anditsmoralandpsychologicalcomplications.FortheAmericanitwasaprocessofprogressionfrominexperiencetoexperience,frominnocencetoknowledgeandmaturity.WritingTechnique《淑女画像》是詹姆斯较早的一个长篇，文笔流畅优美，经受过詹姆斯冗长文体考验的读者，可能会对这部小说加倍地喜爱。该小说受到印象主义绘画的影响，描写新旧大陆的风物，充满了诗情画意，可谓“诗中有画，画中有诗”。批评家理查.蔡斯认为，在美国文学史上，这是第一部充分运用了长篇小说形式的力作。詹姆斯以霍桑等罗曼司作者的方法写小说，所以是“诗人小说家”。“詹姆斯以这样的方式把罗曼司的成分引入长篇小说，因此他既能分享女主角的浪漫视角，又可以凭借客观的视角脱身”。小说充满了优美的隐喻。WelldoneYourreward3.MajorWorksTheAmbassadors(1903;LibraryofAmerica)一部反映美裔歐洲人風俗習慣的喜劇故事。...HeroicIsolation:RowlandMallet,LambertStretherTheAmerican(1877;LibraryofAmerica)“TheAmerican”waswritteninParisdramatizesaconfrontationbetweentheexpatriatecultureofAmericantouristsandtheprotectedworldbehindthebarriersofoldfamiliesandtraditions.TheEuropeans(1878;LibraryofAmerica)TheEuropeans:AsketchisashortnovelbyHenryJames,publishedin1878.ItisessentiallyacomedycontrastingthebehaviorsandattitudesoftwovisitorsfromEuropewiththoseoftheirrelativeslivinginthe'new'worldofNewEngland.ThenovelfirstappearedasaserialinTheAtlanticMonthlyforJuly-October,1878.Jamesmadenumerousminorrevisionsforthefirstbookpublication.ThePortraitofaLady(1881;LibraryofAmerica)ThePortraitofaLadyisanovelbyHenryJames,firstpublishedasaserialinTheAtlanticMonthlyandMacmillan'sMagazinein1880-1881andthenasabookin1881.ItisthestoryofaspiritedyoungAmericanwoman,IsabelArcher,whoaffrontsherdestinyandfindsitoverwhelming.SheinheritsalargeamountofmoneyandsubsequentlybecomesthevictimofMachiavellianschemingbytwoAmericanexpatriates.LikemanyofJames'novels,itissetmostlyinEurope,notablyEnglandandItaly.Generallyregardedasthemasterpieceofhisearlyphaseofwriting,thisnovelreflectsJames'sabsorbinginterestinthedifferencesbetweentheNewWorldandtheOld.Italsotreatsinaprofoundwaythethemesofpersonalfreedom,responsibility,betrayal,andsexuality.WashingtonSquare(1880;LibraryofAmerica)WashingtonSquarePark(40°43′51″N,73°59′51″WCoordinates:40°43′51″N,73°59′51″W)isoneofthebest-knownofNewYorkCity's1,700publicparks.At9.75acres(39,000m²),itisamajorlandmarkintheManhattanneighborhoodofGreenwichVillage,aswellasapopularmeetingplaceandcenterforculturalactivity.ItisoperatedbytheNewYorkCityDepartmentofParksandRecreation.OnDecember22,1999,agreatmanyrevisionsweremadeinthise-texttobringitintoconformitywiththeEnglishedition(Macmillan,1881),forwhichJamesmadehisfinalrevisions.OtherWorks:Confidence(1879;LibraryofAmerica)DaisyMiller(1879;LibraryofAmerica)AnInternationalEpisode(1878;LibraryofAmerica)RoderickHudson(1875;LibraryofAmerica)TheTurnoftheScrew(1898;LibraryofAmerica)4.CharactersAnalysisMasterListofCharactersMr.DanielTouchett—AwealthyAmericanbankerwhonowresidesinEngland.RalphTouchett—Mr.Touchett’sailingson.LordWarburton—AwealthyEnglisharistocratandclosefriendofRalphTouchett.Mrs.LydiaTouchett—Mr.Touchett’swifeandRalph’smother.ShehasarrivedfromAmericawithherniece,IsabelArcher.IsabelArcher—AyoungAmericanwomanwhoisvisitingEnglandforthefirsttime.SheisMr.andMrs.Touchett’sniece,andRalph’scousin.LilianLudlow—Isabel’ssisterwholiveswithherhusbandIsabelArcher(No.1)ISABELARCHERwasayoungpersonofmanytheories;herimaginationwasremarkablyactive.Ithadbeenherfortunetopossessafinermindthanmostofthepersonsamongwhomherlotwascast;tohavealargerperceptionofsurroundingfacts,andtocareforknowledgethatwastingedwiththeunfamiliar.Itistruethatamonghercontemporariesshepassedforayoungw