Part4HenryJames亨利詹姆斯.ppt

Henry James (1843-1916) psychological realist novelist
Life experience
His works
Writing style and theory
Represented works
Life of Henry James
Henry James was born in New England in 1843. His father is a philosopher ;his brother William, an outstanding philosopher and psychologist.
亨利詹姆斯1843年生在美国的新英格兰地区,父亲是一个哲学家,哥哥也是一个杰出的哲学家和心理学家。
Life of Henry James
Attended Harvard Law School but read literary works there
For many years he alternated visits to England, France and Italy to stays in the England.
亨利詹姆斯曾在哈佛的法学院就读,期间,他阅读了大量的文学作品。他还去了欧洲各地去旅行,英国,法国和意大利等地。
In 1875 he decided that Europe was his ideal home and settled in Paris, where he met Flaubert and Maupassant.
Then in 1915 he went to England and became British subject, where he met the most well-known writers of the period, such as Conrad and Kipling, accepted him as a friend and appreciated his books.
1875年,他在法国巴黎定居,并相识了福楼拜和莫泊桑。
1915年,亨利詹姆斯成了一个英国公民。
He never married
It was said that he was a gay,and He kept a long-term friendship with Edith Wharton, who is the contemporary American woman writer
He died in London in 1916 and was buried in Massachusetts.
In 1976 his ashes were removed to Poets’ corner in Westminster Abbey.
他终身未婚,有传言说他是一个***,他和美国的当代女作家Edith Wharton 维持着很好的关系。
1916年,亨利在伦敦逝世,被葬在马赛诸塞州,1976年,他的骨灰被迁置到英国的威斯敏斯特大教堂。
Literary career: three stages
a. 1865~1882: international theme 国际主题
The American 《美国人》
Daisy Miller 《黛西米勒》
The Portrait of a Lady 《贵妇画像》
b. 1882~1895: inter-personal relationships and some plays 作品主题:人与人之间的关系
The novels and plays were poorly received but he got a better knowledge of literary techniques.
这一时期的作品反映不明显,他的创作手法得到了提高。
c. 1895~1900: novels and tales dealing with childhood and adolescence, then back to international theme
作品主题:童年和青少年,及国际主题。
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》
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
It is a novelette, that is a short novel, a literary type in which James excelled.