Realism first appeared in the United States in the literature of, an amalgam of romanticplots and realistic descriptions of things immediately observable: the dialects, customs, sights andregiona sounds.

was a realist,but not a naturalist.He was an observer of the mind rather than a recorder of time. His realism was a special kind of psychological realism.

is the best novel of Henry James’"middle period.It is a story about a young, bright American girl goes to Europe to explore life.

The novel which was described by an American critic as “an outrage to American girlhood" isHenry James'.

Henry James was fascinated with the"international theme"，according to which American innocence is conflicting with European sophistication. In the following novels,does not belong to the type.

A. The Wings of the Dove
B. The Turn of the Screw
C. TheGolden Bowl
D. The Portrait of a Lady

Under all his culture, his cleverness, his amenity, under his good-nature, his facility, his knowledge of life, his egotism lay hidden like a serpent in a bank of flowers.What is the tone of this statement?

A. indifferent
B. objective
C. optimistic
D. happy