Henry James : Literary Criticism, Vol. 1: Essays, English and American Writers (Library of America) (Hardcover)

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Should help to establish James not only as our greatest novelist but also our most comprehensive and original critic. -- Leo , Atlantic Monthly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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An unprecedented collection of the literary criticism of Henry James (in two volumes, Vol. 1: Essays, American and English Writers; and Vol. 2: European Writers and Prefaces to the New York Edition). More than one-third never before collected in book form. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Hardcover: 1504 pages
• Publisher: Library of America; First Printing edition (December 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940450224
• ISBN-13: 978-0940450226
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The master at work, March 1, 2006

By	Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Henry James: Literary Criticism French Writers; Other European Writers; The Prefaces to the New York Edition (Hardcover)

This is the most comprehensive collection of James' literary criticism ever assembled in one volume. It also contains the masterpiece 'New York Prefaces' to his novels.
James is one of the supreme artists in formulating an appreciation and understanding of what his art is all about. He sets the tone in fact for the literary critics who will come to interpret his work,(Leavis, Dupee, Edel et al.) a tone of civilized mastery and perceptive intelligence. A diligent cultured informed tone capable of the most refined critical distinctions, and yet with narrative power even in works of criticism.
James also is of course a master critic of the art of others, and this volume contains many examples of this, in his writing of Flaubert , Turgenev, Poe, Maupassant just to name a few.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best LOA James Editions, September 29, 2004

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This review is from: Henry James: Literary Criticism French Writers; Other European Writers; The Prefaces to the New York Edition (Hardcover)

Of particular interest in this volume are James' reviews of Balzac and Turgenev, and the prefaces he wrote for the New York Edition of his own work.