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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

著者: Popular Culture and Religion.
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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.
The Turn of the Screw is a gothic novella by Henry James, first serialized in Collier's Weekly from January to April 1898 and published in book form later that year as part of The Two Magics. Presented as a frame narrative, the story features an unnamed governess who accepts a position caring for two orphaned children, Miles and Flora, at the isolated country estate of Bly, under strict instructions from their absentee guardian to handle all matters independently. She soon reports encounters with the apparitions of two deceased former servants, Peter Quint and Miss Jessel, whom she believes are corrupting the children, leading to mounting tension and a climactic confrontation. The work is renowned for its deliberate ambiguity, as James leaves open whether the supernatural events are genuine hauntings or projections of the governess's psychological distress and repressed anxieties. This uncertainty has made the novella a landmark in psychological horror and a subject of extensive literary debate.
Henry James, an American author who later became a British citizen and is celebrated for his intricate explorations of consciousness and social nuance, crafted The Turn of the Screw during his middle period when he was increasingly focused on psychological depth and narrative technique. The novella examines themes of innocence versus corruption, the vulnerability of childhood, class dynamics in Victorian society, and the precarious position of governesses as educated yet socially liminal figures often subject to isolation and repression. Critics have long praised its masterful suspense, atmospheric tension, and refusal to resolve interpretive questions, allowing for readings as either a classic ghost story or a study in mental instability. Its influence endures in discussions of narrative unreliability and the boundaries between the supernatural and the psychological in modern fiction.Copyright Popular Culture and Religion.
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  • 24 - Chapter 24.
    2026/09/23
    24 - Chapter 24.
    The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. It is a ghost story that was originally published in 1898. A nameless governess reports the events of two ghosts who stalk the young children she has charge over. Is she reliable, or an imaginative neurotic?
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  • 23 - Chapter 23.
    2026/09/23
    23 - Chapter 23.
    The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. It is a ghost story that was originally published in 1898. A nameless governess reports the events of two ghosts who stalk the young children she has charge over. Is she reliable, or an imaginative neurotic?
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  • 22 - Chapter 22.
    2026/09/23
    22 - Chapter 22.
    The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. It is a ghost story that was originally published in 1898. A nameless governess reports the events of two ghosts who stalk the young children she has charge over. Is she reliable, or an imaginative neurotic?
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    12 分
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