Writing the self : Henry James and America /

This exciting and original monograph re-evaluates the final decade of Henry Jamess creative life. In 1904-5 the elderly expatriate made an extensive tour of North America. Through close literary analysis of his later writing, Peter Collister recovers Jamess American identity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collister, Peter, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pickering & Chatto, 2007.
Temas:
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Travel > North America.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916
James, Henry.
James, Henry > Reisen.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Travel
Amerikabild
Identiteit.
North America
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Letting yourself go: James arrives in twentieth-century America
  • Surrendering to the messages of New York
  • Boston and Cambridge: initiations from the past
  • Asking 'as few questions as possible' in Arcadian New England
  • Hearing the voices of the South
  • 'Unwritten history': the romance of James's Civil War stories
  • 'Doing something' for the soldiers of the Civil War
  • Life-writing for the man of letters
  • 'An influence beyond my notation': the self-reflexive figures of 'The jolly corner'
  • Opening doors into The sense of the past
  • 'A round of visits': effects achieved 'without the aid of the ladies'
  • Waking up to 'some pretty big things' in The Ivory tower.

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