Delicate Pursuit : Discretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton.

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Delicate Pursuit explores the way in which Henry James and Edith Wharton treated subject matter that was considered controversial by American publishers at the turn of the century. In their treatment of risque topics, James and Wharton pursued ""discretion"", the key concept of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Jessica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Studies in major literary authors.
Temas:
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 > Criticism and interpretation.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937
1900-1999
Discretion in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > French influences.
Adultery in literature.
Realism in literature.
Sex in literature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > Influence française.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Adultery in literature
American fiction
American fiction > French influences
Discretion in literature
Realism in literature
Sex in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • DELICATE PURSUIT; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Age of Discretion; Part One: Censorship/Self-Censorship in James and Wharton; Chapter 1: Early James: Victorian Values, French Influences; Chapter 2: ""The Old Maid"" in the 1920s Marketplace; Part Two: French Classicism and the Discreet Imagination; Chapter 3: ""Madame de Mauves"" as James's La Princesse de Clèves; Chapter 4: Classical Heroines and Voyeurism in The Reef; Part Three: Displacements of the Adultery Plot; Chapter 5: Handling the ""Adulterine Element"" in The Ambassadors.
  • Chapter 6: The Age of Innocence and the European Novel of AdulteryEpilogue: The End of the Age of Discretion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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