The Jamesian style of poise and exquisiteness, and his notion of structural balance and his superb craftsmanship, is bril-liantly exemplified by The Portrait of a Lady, a work to be appreciated endlessly. This paper s...The Jamesian style of poise and exquisiteness, and his notion of structural balance and his superb craftsmanship, is bril-liantly exemplified by The Portrait of a Lady, a work to be appreciated endlessly. This paper studies the artistic genius of HenryJames, as it attains a great height in this early masterpiece.展开更多
Daisy Miller,written by esteemed novelist Henry James,focuses on typical theme—culture conflicts between American and European.There are three types of people in this novel representing three parties,which involves c...Daisy Miller,written by esteemed novelist Henry James,focuses on typical theme—culture conflicts between American and European.There are three types of people in this novel representing three parties,which involves cultural conflicts:Daisy as American culture representative,Winterbourne as mediator,Mrs.Costello and Mrs.Walker as European cultural representatives.The analysis of these three types of characters in the novel will enable us to find the reason why dealing with the cultural clashes an inevitable failure.展开更多
This essay starts with presenting symbols of houses and gardens along with the textual evidence in The Portrait of a Lady.By analyzing these architectural metaphors and the symbolic trajectory they chart from the pers...This essay starts with presenting symbols of houses and gardens along with the textual evidence in The Portrait of a Lady.By analyzing these architectural metaphors and the symbolic trajectory they chart from the perspective of their aesthetic competence and functional competence,a conclusion is met of the finding below:in the Portrait of a Lady,these symbolic architectural metaphors are not only expressing characters’psychological state of mind but as well succeeding in suggesting a course of action.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The Jamesian style of poise and exquisiteness, and his notion of structural balance and his superb craftsmanship, is bril-liantly exemplified by The Portrait of a Lady, a work to be appreciated endlessly. This paper studies the artistic genius of HenryJames, as it attains a great height in this early masterpiece.
文摘Daisy Miller,written by esteemed novelist Henry James,focuses on typical theme—culture conflicts between American and European.There are three types of people in this novel representing three parties,which involves cultural conflicts:Daisy as American culture representative,Winterbourne as mediator,Mrs.Costello and Mrs.Walker as European cultural representatives.The analysis of these three types of characters in the novel will enable us to find the reason why dealing with the cultural clashes an inevitable failure.
文摘This essay starts with presenting symbols of houses and gardens along with the textual evidence in The Portrait of a Lady.By analyzing these architectural metaphors and the symbolic trajectory they chart from the perspective of their aesthetic competence and functional competence,a conclusion is met of the finding below:in the Portrait of a Lady,these symbolic architectural metaphors are not only expressing characters’psychological state of mind but as well succeeding in suggesting a course of action.
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.
