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Henry James: The Major Novels (British and Irish Authors) [Hardcover]

Judith Woolf (Author)

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Series: British and Irish Authors | Publication Date: April 26, 1991

Judith Woolf's elegantly written book introduces school and university students, as well as the interested general reader, to the major novels of Henry James (1843-1916), the American writer who became a great European novelist and died a naturalised Englishman. The principal novels in which James explored his central theme, the betrayal of innocence, are discussed in a lucid way which offers fresh intrepretations and communicates to the non-specialist reader the excitement rather than the difficulty of reading James. Difficulty is nonetheless often a feature of his work, and Judith Woolf does not shun important questions. She places him in the context of the history of the English novel (Fielding, Richardson, Dickens, and George Eliot), focusing on traditions of tragic and comic vision and on the subtleties of expression and perspective enabled by the narrative form. The book includes a short account of James's life, a list of his works and their dates, and a selected guide to further criticism.

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James' central theme, the betrayal of innocence, as well as the subtleties of expression and perspective in his use of narrative form, are interpreted in the context of his contribution to the development of the English novel.

Product Details

Hardcover: 175 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 26, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521303702
ISBN-13: 978-0521303705
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,293,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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