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1、ThePortraitofaLadyThePortraitofaLadyItisoneofJames'mostpopularlongnovels,andisregardedbycriticsasoneofhisfinest.Withrich,well-structured,andthepsychologicalportraitofyoungwomen,thisnovelwasregardedasmodernnovelofAmerica.CataloguePlotsummaryMainCharactersThemeWritingStylesPlotSummaryIsabelArcheris
2、awomaninherearlytwentieswhocomesfromagenteel(上流社会的)familyinAlbany,NewYork,inthelate1860s.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasayounggirl,andherfatherraisedherup.ShortlyafterIsabel’sfatherdies,shevisitedheraunt.PlotSummaryIsabeltravelstoFlorencewithMrs.TouchettandMadameMerle;MerleintroducesIsabeltoamannamedGilb
3、ertOsmond,amanofnosocialstandingorwealth,butwhomMerledescribesasoneofthefinestgentlemeninEurope,whollydevotedtoartandaesthetics.PlotSummaryMerleisattemptingtomanipulateIsabelintomarryingOsmondsothathewillhaveaccesstoherfortune.OsmondispleasedtomarryIsabel,notonlyforhermoney,butalsobecauseshemakes
4、afineaddictiontohiscollectionofartobjects.Aftermanygoodoffersofmarriage,shechoosesthewrongman.PlotSummaryThemostimportantpartofthebookiswheresherealizeshermistake.AfterRalph’sdeath,Isabelstrugglestodecidewhethertoreturntoherhusbandornot.HerindependentspiriturgeshertofleefromOsmondandfindhappiness
5、elsewhere.CasparGoodwoodappearsatthefuneral,andafterwards,heasksIsabeltorunawaywithhimandforgetaboutherhusband.Thenextday,IsabelreturnedtoRome,unabletobreakawayfromhermarriagetoGilbertOsmond.MainCharactersMR.TOUCHETT,anAmericanwhohaslivedinEnglandformanyyears,headofabankinghouseinLondon.MRS.TOUCH
6、ETT,hiswife.RALPHTOUCHETT,hisson.MainCharactersISABELARCHER,“TheLady,”nieceofMrs.Touchett.MADAMMERLE,friendofMrs.Touchett.GILBERTOSMOND,anAmericangentlemanlivinginretirementinFlorence.PANSYOSMOND,hisdaughter.MainCharactersBeingyounganddesirable,likemostofJames'sheroinesshegetsmuchofhereducationfr
7、ombeinglovedbythetooaggressiveBostonianCasparGoodwood,bythehealthy,manlyLordWarburton,byhercousinRalphTouchett,andbythedilettante艺术爱好者GilbertOsmond.MainCharactersISABELARCHERThenovel’sprotagonist.Isabel'sexperiencesinE
