亨利·詹姆斯是一位介于现实主义文学向现代主义文学过渡的作家,他在文学史上的地位举足轻重。《阿斯彭文稿》是詹姆斯最才气横溢的中篇小说,蕴含着丰富的现代性特点。该书以其模棱两可的主题及对内心独白的强调成为现代主义先驱詹姆斯的现代性的最好阐释。 Henry James is a writer from the realistic literature to the modernist literature. His position in the history of literature is very important. “Aspen Manuscript” is James’s most talented novella, contains a wealth of modern features. The book, with its ambiguous theme and emphasis on inner monologue, is the best illustration of the modernity of modernist pioneer James.