Henry James and modern moral life / Robert B. Pippin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pippin, Robert B., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Ethics.

James, Henry.

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

Didactic fiction, American--History and criticism.

Didactic fiction, American.

Moral conditions in literature.

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation.

Ethics.

Local Subjects:

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 193 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This important new book argues that Henry James reveals in his fiction a sophisticated theory of moral understanding and moral motivation. The claim is that in his novels and short stories James is engaged in a distinctive kind of original thinking and reflecting on modern moral life. The book offers important new interpretations of many of his novels as well as several of the short stories. The book is written by one of the preeminent interpreters of the modern European philosophical tradition and will interest both philosophers and literary critics. However, the style is completely nontechnical with no reliance on terms from contemporary literary or philosophical theory and will therefore be accessible to students and general readers of James.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index.

ISBN:

0521652308

OCLC:

41108712