This paper attempts to make a comparative study of Wieland,The Mysteries of Udolpho,and The Turn of the Screw,mainly from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis as well as other psychological devices commonly empl...This paper attempts to make a comparative study of Wieland,The Mysteries of Udolpho,and The Turn of the Screw,mainly from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis as well as other psychological devices commonly employed in gothic fic⁃tion.It aims to provide more insight into the art of their composition,and broaden readers’view as they are invited to an uncharted gothic realm.展开更多
Henry James is one of the most important novelists and critics in British and American literature. He spent much of his youth in plenty of European countries where he studied with tutors and governesses. Since the 198...Henry James is one of the most important novelists and critics in British and American literature. He spent much of his youth in plenty of European countries where he studied with tutors and governesses. Since the 1980 s, more and more Western critics have started to use various critical theories such as political sociology, gender identity, and racial discrimination to study his novels.The author attempts to analyze The Turn of the Screw from cultural criticism. Cultural Criticism is not an independent theory. It is often interwoven with social, political, psychological, and historical contexts of a novel. The author first uses political sociology to analyze class division and power structure of the Victorian time. And then use social psychology to analyze the psyche of the governess and proves that it is the governess' sexual hysteria that leads to the fall of the two children.The author argues that Cultural Criticism seems to be a more suitable and effective way to analyze the story.展开更多
文摘This paper attempts to make a comparative study of Wieland,The Mysteries of Udolpho,and The Turn of the Screw,mainly from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis as well as other psychological devices commonly employed in gothic fic⁃tion.It aims to provide more insight into the art of their composition,and broaden readers’view as they are invited to an uncharted gothic realm.
文摘Henry James is one of the most important novelists and critics in British and American literature. He spent much of his youth in plenty of European countries where he studied with tutors and governesses. Since the 1980 s, more and more Western critics have started to use various critical theories such as political sociology, gender identity, and racial discrimination to study his novels.The author attempts to analyze The Turn of the Screw from cultural criticism. Cultural Criticism is not an independent theory. It is often interwoven with social, political, psychological, and historical contexts of a novel. The author first uses political sociology to analyze class division and power structure of the Victorian time. And then use social psychology to analyze the psyche of the governess and proves that it is the governess' sexual hysteria that leads to the fall of the two children.The author argues that Cultural Criticism seems to be a more suitable and effective way to analyze the story.
