亨利·詹姆斯《华盛顿广场》人物形象的含混性

The Ambiguity of Characters in Washington Square by Henry James

一般认为,含混性是詹姆斯中后期小说的鲜明特征之一。通过对其早期作品《华盛顿广场》进行解读和分析,发现该作品已经在语言风格、人物塑造及主题表现等方面呈现出含混性特征,尤其是人物塑造的含混性手法增加了作品中人物的立体感、真实感和审美效果,具有明显的现代主义特征。

It is generally thought that ambiguity is one of Henry James＇ s features in his middle and later works. By analyzing James＇ s early novel Washington Square, we find that ambiguity appears in its language-writing, character-creating and themerevealing. Especially the ambiguity in its characterization makes the novel＇ s meaning profound and characters＇ images multimeaningful and adds to its aesthetic effect. It has sharp modernist characteristics.