Henry James : history, narrative, fiction / Roslyn Jolly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jolly, Roslyn.

Series:

Oxford English monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Knowledge and learning--History.

James, Henry.

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

History.

Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, American.

Literature and history.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Fiction--Technique.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xi, 239 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Summary:

This is a study of Henry James's changing attitudes toward history as a narrative model, moving from his early interest in "scientific" historiography to the radical, anti-historical character of his late works. These shifts can only be understood, the author argues, in terms of James's views on literary censorship and the politics of reading, and his engagement with the reading practices of marginalized groups: women, the working class, other cultures, and the avant-garde.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [224]-234) and index.

ISBN:

0198119852 :

OCLC:

27814112