For the first time in 30 years, the Master's complete stories are again available--in a handsome, authoritative collector's edition
With this fifth and final volume of The Library of America's historic new edition, Henry James's world-famous stories are again available in their entirety.
Complete Stories 1864-1874 brings together his first 24 published stories, 13 never collected by James. Here are the first explorations of some of James's most significant themes: the force of social convention and the compromises it demands; the complex and often ambiguous encounter between Europe and America; the energies of human passion measured against the rigors of artistic discipline. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, settings, and formal techniques, these stories show the young James exploring contemporary events, as in three stories that treat the effects of the Civil War on civilians, and exhibiting his famous psychological acuity, as in "Guest's Confession," where the ferociously comic portrayal of an arrogant businessman hints at the narcissism and sadism that motivate him. Early examples of James's lifelong fascination with art and artists include "A Landscape Painter," which explores a young painter's distorted attraction to a family living in a desolate coastal town, and "The Madonna of the Future," where an aging artist avoids the inevitable unveiling of his "masterpiece." Adumbrating later triumphs, and compelling in their own right, the stories in this volume reveal an accomplished young talent mastering the art of the short story.
Henry James (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. He spent his early life in America and studied in Geneva, London and Paris during his adolescence to gain the worldly experience so prized by his father. He lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard Law School, and in 1864 began to contribute both criticism and tales to magazines.
In 1869, and then in 1872-74, he paid visits to Europe and began his first novel, Roderick Hudson. Late in 1875 he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola, and wrote The American (1877). In December 1876 he moved to London, where two years later he achieved international fame with Daisy Miller. Other famous works include Washington Square (1880), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Princess Casamassima (1886), The Aspern Papers (1888), The Turn of the Screw (1898), and three large novels of the new century, The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904). In 1905 he revisited the United States and wrote The American Scene (1907).
During his career he also wrote many works of criticism and travel. Although old and ailing, he threw himself into war work in 1914, and in 1915, a few months before his death, he became a British subject. In 1916 King George V conferred the Order of Merit on him. He died in London in February 1916.
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评分坦率地说,在阅读过程中,我遇到了一个反复出现的小小困扰,那就是如何去定位和理解这些故事背后的文化语境。虽然故事本身是独立的,但要真正体会到某些讽刺或典故的妙处,需要读者具备一定的背景知识储备,这对于成长于不同文化环境的现代读者来说,构成了轻微的门槛。当然,这也不能怪作者,毕竟文字是时代的产物。不过,我也因此多花了不少时间去查阅背景资料,反而意外地拓宽了我的历史视野,算是一种“意外收获”吧。总的来说,这是一套非常值得投入时间去细品的文集,它不提供廉价的消遣,而是要求你付出思考和探索的努力,而它最终给予读者的回报,是远超预期的知识积累和审美愉悦,绝对是书架上不可或缺的重要藏品。
评分说实话,对于那些习惯了现代小说节奏的读者来说,初读这集里的某些篇章,可能会感到有些“慢热”。叙事节奏的处理,明显带着那个时代特有的从容不迫,不是那种一开篇就抛出重磅炸弹的风格。作者倾向于用大段的环境渲染和详尽的对话来铺陈背景,这要求读者必须有足够的耐心沉浸其中。不过,一旦你适应了这种步调,你会发现,正是这种“慢”,才酝酿出了最醇厚的味道。那些原本看似无关紧要的细节,到故事高潮时,往往会成为揭示真相的关键线索,布局之精妙,令人拍案叫绝。我尤其欣赏他处理悲剧的方式,它不是那种撕心裂肺的嚎叫,而是一种深沉的、带着宿命感的叹息,让你在合上书页后,还能在心底久久回荡,思考良久,这才是真正有力量的作品所具备的特质。
评分这本书的装帧设计实在是太吸引人了,封面那种复古的墨绿色搭配烫金的字体,让人一眼就能感受到一种沉甸甸的历史厚重感,仿佛一捧起它,就能穿越回那个特定的年代。内页的纸张选得也很有品味,不是那种刺眼的亮白,而是略带米黄的暖色调,长时间阅读眼睛也不会感到疲劳。装订工艺看得出是下了功夫的,即便是这样一本篇幅可观的文集,也能平整地摊开,不会有书脊断裂的担忧。我特别喜欢扉页上印制的那几张十九世纪的版画插图,虽然是黑白的,但细节处理得极为精妙,为阅读体验增添了一层无声的仪式感。出版社在细节上做的这些考量,无疑极大地提升了这本“精选集”的收藏价值,让它不仅仅是一堆文字的堆砌,更像是一件可以细细品味的艺术品。这种对实体书质感的极致追求,在如今这个电子阅读盛行的时代,显得尤为珍贵和难得,让人忍不住想把它摆在书架最显眼的位置,时不时地去抚摸一下它的封面。
评分从文学技巧的角度来看,这本精选集无疑是那个时代大师级水准的展示。语言的运用达到了近乎诗意的地步,即便是直白的描述,也充满了古典的韵律感。我留意到作者在不同故事中,会根据场景和人物身份灵活变换用词和句式结构,显示出极高的驾驭能力。比如,在描写贵族阶层时,用词典雅考究,句式复杂严谨;而描绘底层人物时,语言则变得更加口语化、粗粝有力。这种“声音”的转换,为故事增添了极强的真实感和层次感。更不用提那些标志性的比喻和象征手法的运用,常常是一语双关,既符合叙事逻辑,又暗示了更深层次的哲学思考,让人在赞叹其文采的同时,也不由得感叹文学艺术的无穷魅力。
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