• 导读
  • 《丛林猛兽》的内容与文风和早期的作品大不相同,题材和亨利·詹姆斯的著作《使节》有相同之处。在《丛林猛兽》中,男主人公虚度年华,在过多的考虑和权衡是非中错过了炽热、真挚的爱情。他力戒自我中心主义,但仍为自我中心主义所束缚。作者揭示了一个受过高等教育而富有情操的男子最终的虚弱与无能为力。

    James placed "The Beast in the Jungle" at the head of volume 17 of the New York Edition (1907–1909) of his fiction, along with another insightful examination of life and death, "The Altar of the Dead." Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the story among the best short narratives in any literature. Critics have appreciated James' flash of insight in conceiving "the man to whom nothing on earth was to have happened." They have also praised the tale's technique. Beginning in a neutral and rather diffident manner, the story builds to a climax of great power. Many critics have singled out the final paragraph for its intensity and rhetorical impact.

  • 内容简介
  • 《丛林猛兽》的内容与文风和早期的作品大不相同,题材和亨利·詹姆斯的著作《使节》有相同之处。在《丛林猛兽》中,男主人公虚度年华,在过多的考虑和权衡是非中错过了炽热、真挚的爱情。他力戒自我中心主义,但仍为自我中心主义所束缚。作者揭示了一个受过高等教育而富有情操的男子最终的虚弱与无能为力。

    The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death. The parable of John Marcher and his peculiar destiny has spoken to many readers who have speculated on the worth and meaning of human life.

  • 作者简介
  • 亨利·詹姆斯(Henry James,1843年4月15日-1916年2月28日),19世纪美国继霍桑、麦尔维尔之后最伟大的小说家,也是美国乃至世界文学史上的大文豪。詹姆斯的主要作品是小说,此外也写了许多文学评论、游记、传记和剧本。他的小说常写美国人和欧洲人之间交往的问题;成人的罪恶如何影响并摧残了纯洁、聪慧的儿童;物质与精神之间的矛盾;艺术家的孤独,作家和艺术家的生活等。代表作有长篇小说:《一个美国人》、《一位女士的画像》、《鸽翼》、《使节》和《金碗》等。他的创作对20世纪崛起的现代派及后现代派文学有着非常巨大的影响。

    Henry James, OM (15 April 1843–28 February 1916) was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.

  • 目录
    • CHAPTER I
    • CHAPTER II
    • CHAPTER III
    • CHAPTER IV
    • CHAPTER V
    • CHAPTER VI