New Essays on The Portrait of a Lady - Couverture souple

Porte, Joel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 052134753X ISBN 13 : 9780521347532

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

RO60079186. NEW ESSAYS ON THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 166 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Portrait of a Lady is arguably Henry James's most appealing and accessible novel. The introduction to this volume of specially written essays, first published in 1990, situates the novel in its cultural and historical context: its treatment of a modern woman 'affronting' her destiny, its relation to the contemporary controversy over 'morality' in fiction, its use of an Italian setting, and its late nineteenth century elegiac mood. It also discusses James's revisions of the novel and his late Preface. The essays that follow deal with the place of Portrait in the tradition of modern narrative, its relation to popular women's fiction on the question of marriage, the influence of James's 'family romance' and his brother William, and the character of Isabel Archer seen from a psychoanalytic point of view.

Revue de presse :

"The Portrait presented in this important collection serves as a powerful reminder of our urgent need to rethink a humanist tradition that achieves its moral coherence at such a high cost to those--here, specifically, women and gay men--whose experience and desires it de-legitimates." The Henry James Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 052134753X
• ISBN 13: 9780521347532
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 178