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1、 Henry JamesThe Portrait of a LadyHenry James realism writer philosopher critic playwright 西方现代心理分析小说的开拓者LifeBorn on April 15,1843 Father:Henry James,Sr.Philosopher&reformerBrother:William James philosopher&psychologistUpbring:cultural influence of EuropeIn 1862,entered the Harvard Law SchoolLife-lo
2、ng friendship with William Dean HowellsLove:cousin Minny TempleLife 18691876 toured EuropeIn 1876,settled down in London19041905 visited AmericaIn 1915,naturalized BritishIn 1916,the Order of Merit from King Gorge V.Died on February 28,1916WorksA Tragedy of Errors(1864)Transatlantic Sketches(1875)Th
3、e American(1877)美国人Daisy Miller(1878)戴茜米勒The Europeans(1878)欧洲人The Portrait of a Lady(1881)贵妇的肖像Washington Square(1881)华盛顿广场The Bostonians(1886)波士顿人The Princess Casamassima(1886)卡萨玛西玛公主The Tragic Muse(1890)Guy Domville(play,1895)What Maisie Knew(1897)The Turn of the Screw(1898)碧庐冤孽The Awkward Age(18
4、99)The Wings of the Dove(1902)鸽之翼The Ambassadors(1903)大使(或译：奉使记)The Beast in the Jungle(1903)The Golden Bowl(1904)金碗English Hours(1905)The American Scene(1907)Contribution Productive writerRealism The International ThemePoint of viewDiscovery The Portrait of a Lady -Henry JamesThe Portrait of a Lady
5、It is one of James most popular long novels,and is regarded by critics as one of his finest.With rich,well-structured,and the psychological portrait of young women,this novel was regarded as modern novel of America.Catalogue Plot summaryMain CharactersThemeWriting StylesPlot SummaryIsabel Archer is
6、a woman in her early twenties who comes from a genteel family in Albany,New York,in the late 1860s.Her mother died when she was a young girl,and her father raised her in a haphazard manner.Shortly after Isabels father dies,she visited her aunt.Her uncle:a powerful bankerHer cousin:devoted to;convinc
7、ePlot SummaryIsabel travels to Florence with Mrs.Touchett and Madame Merle;Merle introduces Isabel to a man named Gilbert Osmond,a man of no social standing or wealth,but whom Merle describes as one of the finest gentlemen in Europe,wholly devoted to art and aesthetics.Merle is attempting to manipul
8、ate Isabel into marrying Osmond so that he will have access to her fortune.Osmond is pleased to marry Isabel,not only for her money,but also because she makes a fine addition to his collection of art objects.Plot SummaryAfter Ralphs death,Isabel struggles to decide whether to return to her husband o
9、r not.She promised Pansy that she would return to Rome,and her commitment to social propriety impels her to go back and honor her marriage.But her independent spirit urges her to flee from Osmond and find happiness elsewhere.Caspar Goodwood appears at the funeral,and afterwards,he asks Isabel to run
10、 away with him and forget about her husband.The next day,unable to find her,Goodwood asks Henrietta where she has gone.Henrietta quietly tells him that Isabel has returned to Rome,unable to break away from her marriage to Gilbert OsmondMain CharactersIsabel Archer:Madame Merle:Gilbert Osmond:Theme t
11、he conflict between the individual and society This moneyed world appears charming and leisurely but proves to be plagued with treachery,deceit and suffering The International ThemeThe meeting of America and Europe,American innocence in contract and contrast European decadence,and its moral and psyc
12、hological complicationsIsabel Archer VS Madame Merle and Gilbert Osmond Writing StylesPoint of view of a character:Isabel Archers consciousness and perception promote the plot.这部小说中作者第一次冲破了传统小说的写作方式，以女主人公伊莎贝尔阿切尔为意识中心，将各种不同的观点集于一身，以她的视角去体验现实生活、感悟人生的真谛作者精微细致地描绘了伊莎贝尔对周围环境与人物的各种内心感受与心理变化，使外部世界通过人物的内心活动得到充分表现，使故事情节在人物的内心活动中自然展开从伊莎贝尔的人生经历中读者看到她自由独立的性格