文档介绍：Henry James
1843–1916
novelist and critic
a master of the psychological novel
an innovator in technique
one of the most distinctive prose stylists in English
I. life
II. Literary Career
III. Style
IV. Literary Achievements
V. Literary Criticism & Aesthetic ideas
VI. Works
VII. The Portrait of A Lady
Contents
I. Life
Birth: April 15, 1843
Home: 21 Washington Place, on the edge of Greenwich Village in New York City
Father: Henry James, Sr.
paternal grandfather, William James
an Irish immigrant
played a significant role in helping support the James family
left a fortune of $3 million to support the lives of his heirs
The fortune that William James left was used to
help Henry James, Senior earn himself a place in the history of American thought
Henry James, Senior↓
William James:
the oldest
turned out to achieve intellectual importance
Henry James, Jr.:
the 2nd child
William and Henry James
William James (1842 –1910)
a pioneering American
psychologist
philosopher
Henry James traveled extensively to Europe.
His love for European travel was instilled in him at a very young age.
←A Small Boy and Others (A book in the Henry James' Memoirs series)
Henry James’s father moved the whole family to England to live for a year before Henry James reached his 1st birthday.
← Henry James Jr. and Sr. in 1854.