The Turn of the Screw: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary . (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)

Peter G. Beidler

ISBN 10: 0333634373 / ISBN 13: 9780333634370

Edité par Palgrave 18/06/1995, 1995

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• Titre: The Turn of the Screw: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary . (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
• Éditeur: Palgrave 18/06/1995
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0333634373
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780333634370
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

A critical edition of Henry James's classic novella, this volume reprints the complete text together with five specially prepared essays which approach the work from a variety of contemporary critical perspectives.

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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James The Turn of the Screw, originally published in 1898, is a novella written by Henry James. The story, a part of gothic and ghost story genres, first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics, a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. An unnamed narrator listens to Douglas, a friend, read a manuscript written by a former governess whom Douglas claims to have known and who is now dead. The manuscript tells the story of how the young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. He lives mainly in London and is uninterested in raising the children. The boy, Miles, is attending a boarding school, while his younger sister, Flora, is living at a summer country house in Essex. She is currently being cared for by Mrs. Grose, the housekeeper. Miles and Flora's uncle, the governess' new employer, gives her full charge of the children and explicitly states that she is not to bother him with communications of any sort. The governess travels to her new employer's country house, Bly, and begins her duties.