Washington Square

图书标准信息

• 作者 Henry James 著
• 出版社 Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• 出版时间 2001-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781840224276
• 定价 29.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 176页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WashingtonSquaremarkstheculminationofJames'sapprenticeperiodasanovelist.Withsharplyfocusedattentionuponjustfourprincipalcharacters,Jamesprovidesanacuteanalysisofmiddle-classmannersandbehaviourintheNewYorkofthe1870's,aperiodofgreatchangeinthelifeofthecity.Thischangeisexploredthroughthedeviceofsettingthenovel'sactionduringthe1840s,similarlyaperiodofconsiderableturbulenceastheUnitedStatesexperiencedtheonsetofrapidcommercialandindustrialexpansion.ThroughtherelationshipsbetweenAustinSloper,acelebratedphysician,andhissisterLaviniaPenniman,hisdaughterCatherine,andCatherine'ssuitor,MorrisTownsend,Jamesobservesthecontemporarysceneasasiteofcompetingstylesandperformanceswhereauthenticexpressioncannotbearticulatedorissubjecttosuppression.

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【作者简介】

HenryJames(1843-1916)wasanAmericannovelist,short-storywriter,playwright,criticandessayist.HetravelledextensivelyinEuropeandbecameaBritishsubjectin1915.HetooktheAmericanexperienceofEuropeasthethemeofhisfirstimportantworks,hismasterpieceofthisperiodbeingThePortraitofaLady.HefollowedthiswithnovelsusinganAmericansetting,shortstories,essays,travelwriting,andsignificantcriticalstudies.Healsoturnedhisattentiontodramaandthenin1898madehismostfamousventureintotheuncannywithTheTurnoftheScrew.HereturnedtoAmericain1904.Hisinfluenceinthehistoryofthenovelisunquestioned;hewasapioneerofpsychologicalrealismandmasterofarich,highlycomplexprosestyleandanextremelysensitiveapprehensionofvaluesofcharacter.