Exploring the relationship between Henry James's ethical vision and his densely metaphorical style, his experiments with narrative time, and his radical reimagining of perspective, this book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content.
Exploring the relationship between Henry James's ethical vision and his densely metaphorical style, his experiments with narrative time, and his radical reimagining of perspective, this book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content.
Stuart Burrows is Associate Professor of English at Brown University. His first book was A Familiar Strangeness: American Fiction and the Language of Photography, 1839-1945 (2008). He has won the American Literary Society 1921 Prize in American Literature.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. The Promise of Art 1. Promising Others: The Portrait of a Lady 2. Promising for Others: The Turn of the Screw 3. Promising Oneself: The Ambassadors 4. Promising to Love: The Wings of the Dove 5. Promising to Lie: The Golden Bowl 6. Promising the Future: 'The Beast in the Jungle' Conclusion. Promising the Past: 'The Figure in the Carpet' Bibliography Notes.
Introduction. The Promise of Art 1. Promising Others: The Portrait of a Lady 2. Promising for Others: The Turn of the Screw 3. Promising Oneself: The Ambassadors 4. Promising to Love: The Wings of the Dove 5. Promising to Lie: The Golden Bowl 6. Promising the Future: 'The Beast in the Jungle' Conclusion. Promising the Past: 'The Figure in the Carpet' Bibliography Notes.
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