Henry James and the Real Thing: A Modern Reader's Guide
by V. Smith
2021-01-01 00:34:21
Henry James and the Real Thing: A Modern Reader's Guide
by V. Smith
2021-01-01 00:34:21
Taking its title from James''s ambivalent catchphrase, this original study explores fundamental concerns of his fiction. It adopts a modern critical approach, yet is written for the intelligent reader whose interest in James is not necessarily academ...
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Taking its title from James''s ambivalent catchphrase, this original study explores fundamental concerns of his fiction. It adopts a modern critical approach, yet is written for the intelligent reader whose interest in James is not necessarily academic. It examines six key novels and a number of short stories, interrelating them to provide not only an integrated picture of the fiction, but some conception of what animates it, and readings that challenge long-established critical assumptions.
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