Henry-james(亨利·詹姆斯)教学课件

1、Henry James第二组： 张科 周爽 袁思琦 李佳 肖鲜 余鹏华1Henry James第二组：1Henry James（18431916）2Henry James（18431916）2life3life3Born: 15 April 1843Birthplace: New York Father: Eminent scholarBrother: philosopher and psychologist4Born: 15 April 1843Birthplace:1862 :James entered Harvard Law School 51862 :James entered Har

2、vard LaIn 1875, he decided that Europe was his ideal home and settled in Paris, where he met Flaubert and MaupassantIn 1915, he became British subject6In 1875, he decided that EuropHe never took part in public affairs or showed much interest in the economic and social changes of the periodHe was dee

3、ply interested in the contrast between the old world and the new one, between the European way of life and the American one7He never took part in public aIn 1916, he died In 1976,his ashes were removed to Poets corner in Westminster Abbey8In 1916, he died In 1976,8Henry James（18431916）the forerunner

4、 of stream of consciousness novelthe founder of psychological realismAt the age of 25 he was recognized as the best short story writer in America.One of the three staunch advocates of 19th century American realism ,the other two being Howells and Mark Twain.James first achieved recognition as a writ

5、er of the “international novel” 9Henry James（18431916）the foreWorks10Works10First period(international theme)11First period(international theThe Portrait of A Lady (1881) His masterpieceInternational theme12The Portrait of A Lady (1881) It tells about the fate of one of those splendid Jamesian Ameri

6、can girls, Isabel Archer, arriving in Europe, full of hope, and with a will to live a free and noble life, only to fall prey to the sinister designs of two vulgar and unscrupulous expatriates.13It tells about the fate of oneJames Literary Criticism Henry James literary criticism is an indispensable

7、part of his contribution to literature. He worked out his influential principles of fiction in The Art of Fiction (1884). The aim of the novel is to present life.To probe the deepest reaches of the psychological and moral nature of human beings 14James Literary Criticism HenSecond period15Second per

8、iod15Third period（major period） return to international theme16Third period（major period） International themea story which brings together persons of various nationalities who represent certain characteristics of their countries. The Europeans in James novels are more cultured, more concerned with a

9、rt, and more aware of the subtleties of social situations than James Americans. The American, however, usually have a morality and innocence which the Europeans lack. James seemed to value both the sophistication of Europe and the idealism of America17International themea story whiPsychological novelJames changed the method of presentation in a novel, shifting the centre of gravity from action to its intellectual and fanta