A historical guide to Henry James / edited by John Carlos Rowe and Eric Haralson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rowe, John Carlos.

Haralson, Eric L.

Series:

Historical guides to American authors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

James, Henry.

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

Literature and history--United States--History--19th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Literature and history.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

vi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

The Historical Guides to American Authors is an interdisciplinary, historically sensitive series that combines close attention to the United States' most widely read and studied authors with a strong sense of time, place, and history. Placing each writer in the context of the vibrant relationship between literature and society, volumes in this series contain historical essays written on subjects of contemporary social, political, and cultural relevance. Each volume also includes a capsule biography and illustrated chronology detailing important cultural events as they coincided with the author's life and works, while photographs and illustrations dating from the period capture the flavor of the author's time and social milieu. Equally accessible to students of literature and of life, the volumes offer a complete and rounded picture of each author in his or her America. Book jacket.

Contents:

Henry James, 1843-1916: A Brief Biography / Kendall Johnson Johnson, Kendall 14

Henry James in His Time

Henry James and the New Woman / Martha Banta Banta, Martha 55

Objects and Images: Henry James and the New Media / Stuart Culver Culver, Stuart 94

Henry James, Race, and Empire / Sara Blair Blair, Sara 121

Henry James and Changing Ideas about Sexuality / Eric Haralson Haralson, Eric 169

Henry James in a New Century / John Carlos Rowe Rowe, John Carlos 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195121353

019512135X

9780195121346

0195121341

OCLC:

742511956