AbstractThePortraitofALadyisafamousnovelofHenryJames,whichshowsastrongcoloroffreedom.ItdescribesastoryofanAmericangirl,Isabel,whoseeksfreedom,independence,andhappiness,finallysuffersapainfulmarriage.Isabelbelievesthatfreedomisindependence,freedomofchoiceandselfestablishment.Andafterexperiencingallkindsofhardships,Isabel’sviewoffreedomdevelopfromjuvenilitytomaturity.ThispaperanalyzesIsabel'sviewoffreedomfromtheperspectiveofEmerson'sTranscendentalismandthematureprocessandperformanceofherfreedomview,andthecontradictioninherviewoffreedom.ThroughtheanalysisofIsabel'sviewoffreedom,Deepanddetailedlyunderstandwhatiswomen'sfreedomandhowtorealizeself-freedom.Keywords:freedomindependencetranscendentalism摘要《一位贵妇的画像》是亨利詹姆斯著名的长篇小说作品，小说中表现出强烈的自由色彩。描述了一位美国女孩伊莎贝尔追求自由，独立和幸福但最终走向痛苦磨难的故事。伊莎贝尔认为自由就是独立自主，自由的选择则和自我的确立。并且在经历各种磨难之后由幼稚逐渐的走向成熟。本文分别从爱默生的超验主义和她自由观成熟的过程和表现分析了伊莎贝尔的自由观，以及她自由观中的矛盾。通过对伊莎贝尔自由观的分析，深刻而细致的理解女性的自由以及如何实现自我的自由。关键词：自由独立超验主义ABriefAnalysisofIsabelArcher’sviewofFreedomInThePortraitofALady1Introduction1.1ABriefIntroductionofHenryJamesHenryJameswasborninNewYorkin1843.AndhegrowupinManhattan,Hewasanexcellentfictionistandstylist,Hehadaexceptionalbackgroundoffamily.Hisfatherwasasomebodyinculturalcircle,andalsohisbrotherwasapsychologistandprofessorinHarvarduniversity.Asawell-knownscholar,HenryJames’fatherpaidmoreattentiontotheeducationofchildrenandhethoughthischildrenneededtobeaffectbyEuropeancultureandlife.Hesawitasapartofchildren’slifeaswell.SowhenHenryJameswasababy,hewasbringtoEuropeandhewasinjuredintheback,whichmadehimbecomeaspectator.AndwhenHenryJameswasateenager,hereturnedtoBoston.Afterthat,mostofhistimewasliveinLondon.Besides,healsolivedinParisRomeorothercitiesinEurope.SometimeshewentbacktoAmerican.Therefore，HenryJames’lifebetweenAmericanandEuropebroughthiswritingalargenumberofpreviousmaterials.Withhiscareergoeson,theheroineinhisnovelalwayssashaybetweenAmericanandEurope,theyunavoidablygotinvolveinsomematteraboutdifferentculture.But,notallofthemweresuccessinthiskindofcommunication.Inhismid-twenties,JameshadbecameoneofthemostskilledwritersinAmerican.NovelwasHenryJames’mainworks.Buthealsowritemanyliterarycriticism,travelnotes,biographies,anddramas.ThenovelsuchasTheAmerican,ThePortraitofAladywerefamousworksinfull-lengthnovel.AndthenovelsuchasDaisyMillerBeastintheJunglewerefamousworksinnovelette.HenryJameswasapioneerofthenovelofpsychoanalysis.Andhehadexploredthemostjerkwaterandhazythoughtandfeelingfromfigure.Inhisnovel,everyone’sinnerworldweresointricate.SoHenryJameswasconsideredasthepioneerofmodernpsychoanalysisnovelinthewest.1.2TheBriefIntroductionofThePortrayofALadyThePortraitofAladyisHenryJames’famousandrepresentativeworkinhisearlyyears.Theworkhasabundantmeanings,precisestructuresandwonderfullydescribeofmentality.ThePortraitofALadyisconsideredasabeginningofAmericanmodernnovel.HenryJameswhoisconsideredasafoundertorealisticnovel.Moreoverheutilizespsychoanalysistoperformancefigure’sinnerworldexpertly.Ontheotherhand,HenryJamesadoptsinternationalthemeascentralmaterial.AndheusesmetaphortodescribeaAmericangirlIsabelArcherwhoisinnocenceandsimple,cometoEurop...
