以法国文学批评开始其文学生涯的现代美国小说家亨利·詹姆斯在他文学创作的一开始就表现出了不同寻常的思想和艺术的成熟。他的第一部小说《罗德里克·哈德逊》就是一个有力的凭证。本文便是对这一部经典著作的文化解读 ,通过分析同名主人公罗德里克·哈德逊的死因 ,试图说明詹姆斯对 1 9世纪面临双重身份危机的美国艺术家命运的思考 Henry James, a modern American novelist who started his literary career with French literary criticism, showed unusual thoughts and artistic maturity from the very beginning of his literary creation. His first novel, Roderick Hudson, is a powerful document. This article is a cultural interpretation of this classic. By analyzing the death of Roderick Hudson, the author of the same name, this article tries to illustrate James’ thoughts on the fate of American artists facing the twin identities of the nineteenth century