内容简介
Thecentralcharactersinthis1888noveletteareAmericanexpatriates,likeJameshimself.WithadecayingVenetianvillaforabackdrop,theanonymousnarratorrelateshisobsessivequestforthepersonaldocumentsofadeceasedRomanticpoet,oneJeffreyAspern.Thenarrator'szealtopossessthepoet'spapersleadshimintoincreasinglyunscrupulousbehavior,fromassumingafalseidentitytooutrighttheft,andheisultimatelyfacedwithachoicebetweenrelinquishinghisheart'sdesireandachievingitatanoverwhelmingprice.InspiredbyanactualincidentinvolvingClaireClairmont,oncethemistressofLordByron,thismasterlytalefeaturesallthoseelementsweexpectfromJames:psychologicalsubtlety;deftplotting;theclashofcultures;andthenuancesofscene,mood,andcharacterthatsignifydeepermeaningsbeneath.
作者简介
AmericanauthorHenryJames(1843–1916)spentmostofhiscareerinEuropeandultimatelyadoptedBritishcitizenship.Aprolificwriterofcriticism,biography,andtravel-relatedbooksandarticles,Jamesisknownaboveallforhishighlyinfluentialnovels,whichfrequentlyexploretheclashofOldandNewWorldcultures.,,