The Sacred Fount - Couverture souple

James, Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811212793 ISBN 13 : 9780811212793

Editeur : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1995

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Book by James Henry

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Birmingham. I so little expected him, at the same time, to recognise me that I stopped short of the carriage near which he stood I looked for a seat that wouldnt make us neighbours. I had met him at Newmarch only a place of a charm so special as to create rather a bond among its guests; but he had always, in the interval, so failed to know me that I could only hold him as stupid unless I held him as impertinent. He was stupid in fact, and in that character had no business at Newmarch; but he had also, no doubt, his system, which he applied without discernment I wondered, while I saw my things put into my corner, what Newmarch could see in him for it always had to see something before it made a sign. His good looks, which were striking, perhaps paid his way his six feet and more of stature, his low-growing, tight-curling hair, his big, bare, blooming face. He was a fine piece of human furniture he made a small party seem more numerous. This, at least, was the impression of him that had revived before I stepped out again to the platform, and it armed me only at first with surprise when I saw him come down to me as if for a greeting. If he had decided at last to treat me as an acquaintance made, it was none the less a case for letting him come all the way.
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Biographie de l'auteur :

Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-born writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction. James contributed significantly to literary criticism, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest possible freedom in presenting their view of the world. James claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognisable to its readers. Good novels, to James, show life in action and are, most importantly, interesting. In addition to his voluminous works of fiction he published articles and books of travel, biography, autobiography, and criticism, and wrote plays. James alternated between America and Europe for the first twenty years of his life; eventually he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0811212793
• ISBN 13: 9780811212793
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244