Henry James: A Certain Illusion

ISBN-13: 9780754602484 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 272 str.

Denis Flannery

Opis

A concept of "illusion" was fundamental to the theory and practice of literary representation in Henry James' work. This book offers readings of James' fictional and critical texts that are informed by the certainty of illusion, and links James' mode of illusion with a number of concerns.

Recenzje

'...a first-rate close reading not only of James's fiction but also of the strategies explored by that fiction...' Journal of American Studies 'This analysis provides a close reading of its chosen texts, at the same time as situating each text within a wider field of contextual ciriticism. This is an illuminating book that contains useful explanatory notes and a detailed bibliography.' The Year's Work in English Studies

Spis treści

Contents: A certain illusion; ’Who are you ” What are you?’: gender and illusion in The Portrait of a Lady; ’A walking advertisement’: illusion, sincerity, and publicity in The Bostonians; Illusion and the critique of realism: The Princess Casamassima; ’Hooked to a catharine wheel’: passion and illusion in The Tragic Muse; Illusion and the cult of personality in The Aspern Papers, The Figure in the Carpet and The Velvet Glove; Beyond any book: illusion and the desire to continue in The Wings of the Dove; Nothing but you: illusion and absorption in The Golden Bowl; Conclusion; Bibliography, Index.

O autorze

Denis Flannery