家世情缘,艺术人生——亨利·詹姆斯“有闲阶级”贵妇创作之路

Henry James's Portrayal of the Ladies of "Leisure Class"

亨利·詹姆斯是一位心理现实主义小说家,他对上流社会女性人物的刻画栩栩如生,勾勒出一幅幅"有闲阶级"贵妇群像。透过她们不同的人生经历以及这个特殊阶层的本质特征,詹姆斯小说真实地反映出19世纪末20世纪初美国的社会状况。家庭环境的濡染、社会思潮的促动、性格特质的影响等构成了詹姆斯"有闲阶级"贵妇创作的主要动因。

Henry James was a great novelist of psychological realism. He made a vivid portrayal of the ladies of ＂leisure class＂ by exploring their consciousness in his novels. Through the depiction of their common qualifies and different experiences, he reflected the social reality of the late 19th century and early twentieth century America. This article attempts to interpret James＇ s literary works from the perspective of family background, ideological trend, personality traits, images creation to reveal James＇ s motivation of writing in his exploration of the truth of life and the nature of society of his days.