• 导读
  • One of the most important themes of theis novel is the comparison between European and American women, which James stresses through the great difference existing between Eugenia and the Wentworth ladies. Critic Robert Gale credited James with a "specifically well-delineated New England" in the book, which he found "charming".

  • 内容简介
  • 《欧洲人》是美国作家亨利·詹姆斯继创作《美国人》之后的又一部“国际主题”的代表作,它讲述了在美国寻求幸福生活的一对法国姐弟在渴望了解美国文化的道路上遇到的种种碰撞,他们最终发现自己的道德观念与美国的传统观念格格不入,找到了幸福的弟弟和失落的姐姐选择回到法国。该作品展示了欧美的文化冲突,对比了两种人生观——欧洲人的享乐主义与美国清教徒式的沉闷悲观主义。它是一部文化冲突与融合的喜剧。

    The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the "new" world of New England. The novel first appeared as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly for July—October 1878. James made numerous minor revisions for the first book publication.

  • 作者简介
  • 亨利·詹姆斯(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:《美国人》、《一位贵妇的画像》、《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,他被公认为20世纪小说意识流写作技巧的先驱。他对人的行为认识有独到之处,也被认为是心理分析小说的开创者之一。

    Henry James, OM (15 April 1843-28 February 1916) was an American-British writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. James contributed significantly to literary criticism, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest possible freedom in presenting their view of the world. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and possibly unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to narrative fiction. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales.

  • 目录
    • CHAPTER I
    • CHAPTER II
    • CHAPTER III
    • CHAPTER IV
    • CHAPTER V
    • CHAPTER VI
    • CHAPTER VII
    • CHAPTER VIII
    • CHAPTER IX
    • CHAPTER X
    • CHAPTER XI
    • CHAPTER XII
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