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1、‘‘WashingtonSquare’'-Background-Briefintroductionofthewritterandthenovel-Rheotic-Maincharacters-Essaystructure-Thethemeandthesignificance‘‘Washingtonsquare’’BackgroundThestoryhappenedinNewYorkcityinthe1850s.Inthatperiod,NewYorkexperiencedtherapidgrowthanddevelopmenteversince1626,whenPeterM
2、inuitofDutchWestindiacompanyboughtManhattanisland(NewYorkcity)formtheindiansforbeedsandtrinketsworth$24itwasdestinatedtobecomeaninternationalcentre.Inthe1850stheNewYorkwaterfrontwascrowedwithsailingshipsandsteamshipsfromallovertheworld.Tradeandcommerceflourished.InWASHINGTONSQUARE(1880),He
3、nryJamesreminiscesabouttheNewYorkhehadknownthiryyearsbeforeashetellsthestoryofCaterinesloperandherfortune-seekingsuitormorristownsend.Thisperceptivelydrawnhumandramsaisjames'mostaccessibleworkandanenduringliterarytriumph.WashingtonSquarepress'EnrichedClassicspresentthegreatworksofworldlite
4、ratureenhancedforthecontemporaryreader.ThiseditionofWASHINGTONSQUAREhasbeenpreparedbyPeterConn,AndreaMitchellProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Itincludeshisintroduction,Notes,selectionaofcriticalexcerpts,andsuggestionsforfurtherreadingaswellasauniquevisualessayofperiodillustr
5、ationsandphotographs.ThebriefintroductionoftheauthorHenryjameswasbornon15April1843,at21wasshingtonplace,newyork,ofIrishandscotishancestry,HisfatherhenryJamessenior,wasaprominenttheologianandphilosopher.Hehadstrongviewsanhowchildrenshouldbeeducated.In1862HenryJamesenteredHarvardlawschool,en
6、courgedbyhisfriend,hebegantowriteshortstoriesandreviwesforAmericanJournals,HefoundAmericatobehostiledtowardscreativetalent,in1869helefttheUnitedStates.In1915Jamebecameansturalizedbritishcitizen.Heremainsoneofthegreatedandmostinfluentialliteraryfiguresoftherealisttradition.Hisrealismcanbeca
7、lled“psychologicalrealism”bacauseitdealswithhumanmind,thesoulandexistence.WashingtonSquareisasuperbexampleof19thcenturyAmeicanreslism.ThebriefintroductionofthenovelWashingtonSquareisastoryaboutanordinarygirl,thecruelfatherandhypocriticallover.Honest,gentleandg
