Analysis of Henry James' _Portrait of a Lady_

Henry James' s novel "Goddess of portrait" was published in 1881. It turns not only the portrait and fate of Isabel Archer but also the idea of ​​the second half of the 19th century into a strong and intense literary work. Since the last few decades of the 19th century, the elements of American society have adapted to European society: America, nature, Europe filled with vitality and innovative charm, old and refined, but artificial and decadent. The novel treats two important themes at the same time - the prospect is Isabel Archer and the story of her life (Bamberg, 2003).

As long as Hawthorne is considered a serious art rather than entertainment in 1874, Henry James studied as the first "modern" analysis of the novel. James argues that the novel is "the most imaginative text in the country". But he was lagging behind what he thought of as a nearly idiotic symbolic effect, and he was not a very "moral tragedy" in Boston but a red comet which appeared as a comedy scene close to the physical I wrote a letter. Henry James himself is a great writer of literary realism and this preference is reflected in his criticism of Hawthorn's symbolism.

James, born in a wealthy family, is the son of a Swedish theologian Henry James, a brother of famous novelist Henry James and a diary writer, Alice James. James was initially trained as a doctor but never worked in medicine. Instead, he found that his true interest lies in philosophy and psychology. James wrote a lot about many topics including epistemology, education, metaphysics, psychology, religion, and mysticism. One of his most influential tasks is psychology principles, groundbreaking text in the field of psychology, radical empirical essays are important texts in philosophy, various religious experiences, various forms It is a study of. Religious experience including theory about healing of the mind

Psychoanalysis began to appear in late Victorian writers. In the late Victorian era, "psychoanalysis" began to appear in novels like Henry James. James is focusing on motivation and psychology of his role, not their behavior. It depends on the role of the reader in the novel; the reader does not read the novel, but also analyzes the characters. (132, 133) Both French and Russian novels have a great influence on British novels. Attack and attack the traditional British novel. In the 1990s, George Moore and Moersham were greatly influenced by French novels. As Collins said, "The influence of France implies a positive positive and honest realism ... but more importantly it means more attention to structure and expression" ( 137)