论亨利·詹姆斯“有闲阶级”贵妇的创作动因

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＂的贵妇群像。小说中的贵妇群像不同的人生经历以及这个特殊阶层的本质特征,真实地反映出19世纪末、20世纪初美国的社会状况。本文从家庭的熏陶、社会的流变和感情的积淀三个层面论述詹姆斯文学创作的动因,揭示那个特殊历史时期人生命运起伏和社会生活变化的基本规律。

Henry James is a great novelist of psychological realism. He makes vivid portraits of the ladies of ＂leisure class＂ by exploring their consciousness in his novels. Through the depiction of their common qualities and different experiences, he reflects the social reality of the late 19th century and early 20th century America. This article attempts to interpret James＇s literary works from the perspective of family background, ideological trend, personality traits and image creation to reveal James＇s motivation of writing in his exploration of the truth of life and the nature of society of his days.