《黛西·米勒》的印象主义色彩解读

The Impressionistic Features of Daisy Miller

亨利·詹姆斯不仅是一位优秀的心理现实主义小说家,其作品也具有印象主义色彩。在《小说的艺术》一书中,他就明确提出:"一部小说是一种个人的、直接的对生活的印象。"从印象主义绘画艺术的特点来欣赏亨利·詹姆斯的中篇小说《黛西·米勒》,可以发现它具有浓厚的印象主义色彩。通过分析小说中的叙述视角,语言的模糊性和不确定性及光与色彩的描绘,可以解读印象主义色彩在小说中的具体体现。

Henry James is not only a famous Psychological Realist novelist,his works is also featured by Impressionism.In his book The Art of Fiction,he put forward clearly that 'a novel is a personal,a direct impression of life'.According to the characteristics of Impressionist paintings,Daisy Miller,a novella written by Henry James,has strong Impressionistic features.This paper elaborates these features from the narrative viewpoint,ambiguity and uncertainty of language,and description of light and color.