8 Henry James

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1、HenryJames1843–1916novelistandcriticamasterofthepsychologicalnovelaninnovatorintechniqueoneofthemostdistinctiveprosestylistsinEnglishI.lifeII.LiteraryCareerIII.StyleIV.LiteraryAchievementsV.LiteraryCriticism&AestheticideasVI.WorksVII.ThePortraitofALadyContentsI.LifeBirth:April15,1843Home:21W

2、ashingtonPlace,ontheedgeofGreenwichVillageinNewYorkCityFather:HenryJames,Sr.paternalgrandfather,WilliamJamesanIrishimmigrantplayedasignificantroleinhelpingsupporttheJamesfamilyleftafortuneof$3milliontosupportthelivesofhisheirsThefortunethatWilliamJamesleftwasusedtohelpHenryJames,Seniorearnhi

3、mselfaplaceinthehistoryofAmericanthoughtHenryJames,Senior↓WilliamJames:theoldestturnedouttoachieveintellectualimportanceHenryJames,Jr.:the2ndchildWilliamandHenryJamesWilliamJames(1842–1910)apioneeringAmericanpsychologistphilosopherHenryJamestraveledextensivelytoEurope.HisloveforEuropeantrave

4、lwasinstilledinhimataveryyoungage.←ASmallBoyandOthers(AbookintheHenryJames'Memoirsseries)HenryJames’sfathermovedthewholefamilytoEnglandtoliveforayearbeforeHenryJamesreachedhis1stbirthday.←HenryJamesJr.andSr.in1854.ExtendedvisitstoEuropeancitiessuchasLondon,Geneva,andParisoccurredthroughoutmo

5、stofJames’schildhood.TheextensivetravelingresultedinHenryJamesreceivingakindoferraticeducationinwhichHenryJamesattendedavarietyofdayschoolsandwastaughtbyprivatetutorsinarangeofcosmopolitansettings.youngJames:uncomfortablewithformaleducationaremarkableinterestwithlanguagesreadingbooksinFrench

6、,GermanandLatinhisfavoritenovelists:Scott,Dickens,andThackerayInOctober1861,sufferedwhathelatercalleda“horridevenifanobscurehurt”.injuredhimselfseverelyintryingtoputoutaragingfireinagroupofNewportstablenearsomehouses,HenryJamesatage16→Asaresult,theinjurywasagoodreasonforHenryJamestoavoidserv

7、iceintheCivilWarIn1864,attendedHarvardLawSchoolHehadnointentionsofbecomingalawyerHeattendedonlyoneacademicyear.HistimewasspentattendingJamesRussellLowell’slecturesinliteratureandmakingliteraryfriends.Amongstallhisliteraryfriends,HenryJamestreasured