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Acting beautifully : Henry James and the ethical aesthetic / Sigi Jottkandt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jottkandt, Sigi, 1965-
- Series:
- SUNY series in psychoanalysis and culture.
- SUNY series in psychoanalysis and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life in literature.
- Didactic fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Didactic fiction, American.
- Ethics in literature.
- James, Henry, 1843-1916--Aesthetics.
- James, Henry.
- James, Henry, 1843-1916--Criticism and interpretation.
- James, Henry, 1843-1916--Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Addresses ethical and aesthetic issues in three major works by Henry James.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acting Beautifully
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1. Portrait of an Act: Representation and Ethics in The Portrait of a Lady
- 2. "A Poor Girl with Her Rent to Pay": The Wings of the Dove
- 3. Lighting a Candle to Infinity: "The Altar of the Dead"
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Works Cited
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-171) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791482759
- 0791482758
- 9781423747833
- 1423747836
- OCLC:
- 63168679
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