《Golden Cup》

…The third period is a period in which he delved deeply into the theme of the international situation and performed extremely detailed psychological analysis, and is sometimes called his “mature period.” His three works, The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Envoys (1903), and The Golden Cup (1904), are difficult to approach because of their thorough “perspective” technique, intricate interweaving of images, and complex sentences, but they are masterpieces that have achieved artistic perfection rarely seen in the history of novels. James saw moral corruption in Europe, which boasted a mature culture and rich traditions, and did not overlook the purity and courage of America, which had low tastes and shallow civilization, and made the fusion and synthesis of the two his lifelong ideal. …

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…第3期は〈国際状況〉のテーマを深く掘り下げ，精緻きわまりない心理分析を行った時期であり，ときに〈円熟期〉と称せられる。《鳩の翼》(1902)，《使者たち》(1903)，《黄金の杯》(1904)の3作は，徹底した〈視点〉の手法，こみ入ったイメージの交錯，複雑な文などのために近づきにくいが，小説史上まれにみる芸術的完成に達した傑作である。ジェームズは円熟した文化と豊かな伝統を誇るヨーロッパに道徳的腐敗を見いだし，低俗な趣味と浅薄な文明のアメリカに潔癖さや勇気を看過せず，両者の融合と総合を一生の理想とした。…

※「《黄金の杯》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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