HENRYJAMES亨利·詹姆斯文学作品简介、赏析

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• 美国的亨利·詹姆斯是真正处于临界点的小说家。他在 小说中选一个有洞察力的人物,从他的角度来叙述, 以他的意识为“中心意识”,再选几个配角,象许多 镜子一般从各个角度反照出叙述者的思想情绪。亨利· 詹姆斯还提出了他的理论观点,认为小说是一个独立 的、有生命的整体,它按照本身的内在规律而发展。 他要求小说家充分尊重小说本身的内在规律,不要用 主观的因袭程式或空洞的道德说教来破坏这种规律。
an indispensable part of his contribution
is concerned with form devoted to human valu
“The Art of Fiction” 《小说的艺术》
the aim of the novel is to present life
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his fame rests upon his novels with
James’s international theme
Fra Baidu bibliotek
novels
are set against a large international background, usually between Europe and America
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James’s literary techniques
1.
“point of view” 视角
method
Explain the situation and character through one or several minds
readers observe events and people through the consciousness of characters and participate in their experience
HENRY JAMES (1843 - 1916)
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Literary career: three stages
• a. 1865~1882: international theme • The American 《美国人》 • Daisy Miller 《黛西米勒》 • The Portrait of a Lady 《贵妇画像》
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Style – “stylist”
a. over-elaborate style b. Language: highly-refined, polished, (文雅)
insightful, accurate c. Construction: complicated, intricate
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• b. 1882~1895: inter-personal relationships and some plays
• The novels and plays were poorly received but he got a better knowledge of literary techniques.
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• c. 1895~1900: novels and tales dealing with childhood and adolescence, then back to international theme
• The Turn of the Screw《螺丝在拧紧》 • What Maisie Knew 《梅西所知道的》 • The Ambassadors 《奉使记》 • The Wings of the Dove 《鸽翼》 • The Golden Bowl 《金碗》
focus on the confrontation of the two different cultures with two different groups of people representing two different value systems
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American personalities of
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psychological analysis
emphasizes the inner awareness and inward movement of characters
the forerunner of "stream-ofconsciousness" novels
the founder of psychological realism
American heroes and heroines, who confronted European sophistication, either triumphed over it or were overwhelmed.
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James’s literary criticism(文学 评论)
the artist should write about anything that concerns him, even the
Art must be related to life ugly and the commonplace
"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life"
European personalities of
innocence, enthusiasm, vulgarity, ignorance, unsophistication, freshness, freedom, individuality
contrast with
over-refinement, degeneration, complexity, high cultivation,
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