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Delicate pursuit : discretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Studies in major literary authors ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 this study, in order to avoid censorship. Discretion marks not only the author's relationship to their subject matter but also the behavior of the characters in the fiction. This study takes into particular account the influence of the French literary tradition on these two authors. At the crossroads of the new fre. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136067143 1136067140 9780203616963 0203616960 |