The Portrait

of a Lady 

HENRY JAMES

There is no generosity without sacrifice.

亨利．詹姆斯擅長描寫新世界與舊世界，亦即古老歐陸與嶄新美利堅的交會衝突與新舊對比，為文著重意識層面，擅於勾勒人性葛藤與靈魂的錯綜面貌。全書以女主角伊莎貝爾做為核心，抽絲剝繭，通過洗鍊的文體，細膩刻劃一位女性成長的心路歷程。一般文學評論咸認本書為亨利．詹姆斯寫作早期最為傑出的長篇小說。

1996年由珍康萍執導之電影《妮可基嫚之風情萬種》（亦名伴我一世情）（The Portrait of a Lady）即是依據本書改編而成。由妮可基嫚（Nicole Kidman）、約翰馬可維奇（John Malkovich）、芭芭拉荷西（Barbara Hershey）、Weeds 單身毒媽瑪麗．露易絲．派克（Mary-Louise Parker）等人主演。

'Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry'

Graham Greene

Isabel Archer's main aim in life is to protect her independence. She is not interested in settling down and compromising her freedom for the sake of marriage. However, on a trip around Europe with her aunt, she finds herself captivated by the charming Gilbert Osmond, who is very interested in the idea of adding Isabel to his collection of beautiful artworks...

■亨利．詹姆斯／Henry James（1843/04/15—1916/02/28）

英國作家亨利．詹姆斯出身於紐約上流知識分子家庭，生前曾獲頒功績勳章（Order of Merit），父親老亨利．詹姆斯是著名學者，兄長威廉．詹姆斯則是知名哲學家與心理學家，詹姆斯則長期旅居歐洲，因而詹姆斯對於十九世紀末美國和歐洲的上流社會生活有細緻入微的觀察，詹姆斯私生活因終身未婚，因而部分史學家臆測為同性戀者。詹姆斯與同時期美國女性作家伊迪絲．華頓（名著純真年代作者）有私交，並維持長久私誼。詹姆斯著重意識層面的寫作方式對吳爾芙等後世作家影響甚鉅。知名著作有《碧廬冤孽》（The Turn of the Screw）、《金缽記》（The Golden Bowl）、《慾望之翼》（The Wings of the Dove）等。

Henry James was an American-born British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.

He is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, English people, and continental Europeans. Examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His later works were increasingly experimental.

作者：Henry James／亨利．詹姆斯

版本：UK Edition

規格：平裝，13 x 19.8 x 4.3 cm，624頁

出版商：Vintage Publishing

品牌：Vintage Classics

出版日期：2008年02月07日

語言：英文

ISBN-13：978-0-099-51160-1

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Condition: Good. Pre-owned book in good condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears. With dust jacket.

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