传承与创新从《红字》的心理描写到《使节》的心理现实主义-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION IN THE SCARLET LETTER TO PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM IN THE AMBASSADORS By Song Ting Under the supervision of Prof. Hong Zengliu A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2009 Acknowledgements Upon the completion of this thesis, I should like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who have given me valuable advice and generous support. First and foremost, I would like to express my gratefulness to my supervisor, Professor Hong Zengliu, who has given me enlightening instructions at all stages of my writing of the paper and spent much of his valuable time and energy revising it. Without his guidance and strict supervision, I could not have completed this thesis of mine. Throughout my studies, I have also had the good fortune to receive various advice and valuable guidance from other professors, among whom are Professor Chen Zhengfa, Professor Chen Bing, Professor Hua Quankun and Associate Professor Qi Tao. Their brilliant lectures have greatly helped to broaden my literary vision. Last but not least, I would like to thank my classmates and friends for offering valuable research materials and enlightenment on this humble work. I?m also deeply indebted to my parents who have constantly inspired and supported me at various stages of my work. I really appreciate their kindness. Abstract Henry James as one of the most famous novelists, essayists and critics in America has been widely studied home and abroad, but most of the critics are concerned with the international theme, morality and writing technique. Although some scholars have touched upon James?s succession to Hawthorne in terms of psychological description, no one so far has made a systematic study of James?s inheritance and development of Hawthorne?s psychological description through textual analysis of James?s representative works. The present thesis, through contrasting psy