David McWhirter, McWhirter David

Desire and Love in Henry James

A Study of the Late Novels

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Produktbeschreibung

McWhirter argues that James' last three novels in fact embody a radical refashioning of his vision of love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780521127172
• ISBN-10: 0521127173
• Artikelnr.: 27986259

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction: desire, love, and the question of Henry James
2. The Ambassadors (I): Strether, James, and the figuration of desire
3. The Ambassadors (II): the point where the death comes in
4. The Wings of the Dove (I): the contracted cage
5. The Wings of the Dove (II): choosing, acting, and the chance for love
6. The Golden Bowl (I): the resumption of authority
7. The Golden Bowl (II): for the sake of this end
Notes
List of works cited
Index.