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Author: Henry James
Publisher: The Floating Press
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 39
ISBN-13: 1775452123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis perfectly wrought little tale of a painter struggling with his muse brings together a number of the most important themes that renowned American writer Henry James returned to again and again in his work -- the difficulty of artistic expression, the meaning of truth, and conflict between socioeconomic classes.
Author: Henry James
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Miles Orvell
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2014-08-25
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1469615371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this classic study of the relationship between technology and culture, Miles Orvell demonstrates that the roots of contemporary popular culture reach back to the Victorian era, when mechanical replications of familiar objects reigned supreme and realism dominated artistic representation. Reacting against this genteel culture of imitation, a number of artists and intellectuals at the turn of the century were inspired by the machine to create more authentic works of art that were themselves "real things." The resulting tension between a culture of imitation and a culture of authenticity, argues Orvell, has become a defining category in our culture. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition includes a new preface by the author, looking back on the late twentieth century and assessing tensions between imitation and authenticity in the context of our digital age. Considering material culture, photography, and literature, the book touches on influential figures such as writers Walt Whitman, Henry James, John Dos Passos, and James Agee; photographers Alfred Stieglitz, Walker Evans, and Margaret Bourke-White; and architect-designers Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Author: Henry James
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2017-11-15
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 8027229804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWashington Square is a tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, unemotional father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to James by his close friend, British actress Fanny Kemble. The book is often compared with Jane Austen's work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its intense focus on family relationships. Dr. Austin Sloper, a wealthy and highly successful physician, lives in Washington Square, New York with his daughter Catherine. Catherine is a sweet-natured young woman who is a great disappointment to her father, being physically plain and, he believes, dull in terms of personality and intellect. His sister, Lavinia Penniman, a meddlesome woman with a weakness for romance and melodrama, is the only other member of the doctor's household. Henry James (1843–1916) was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
Author: John Carlos Rowe
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780822321477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRowe uses recent work on the oppressive treatment of gays, women and children in his analysis of Henry James, arguing that James mounts a critique of bourgeois values and lack of historical consciousness.
Author: John Banville
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2018-10-09
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1101972890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea continues the story of Isabel Archer, the young protagonist of Henry James’s beloved The Portrait of a Lady—in this masterful novel of betrayal, corruption, and moral ambiguity. Eager but naïve, in James’s novel Isabel comes into a large, unforeseen inheritance and marries the charming, penniless, and—as Isabel finds out too late—cruel and deceitful Gilbert Osmond. Here Banville imagines Isabel’s second chapter telling the story of a woman reawakened by grief and the knowledge that she has been grievously wronged, and determined to resume her quest for freedom and independence.
Author: Edith Wharton
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2021-11-05
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)" by Edith Wharton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author: William James
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9780813916941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of 216 letters offers an accessible, single-volume distillation of the exchange between celebrated brothers William and Henry James. Spanning more than fifty years, their correspondence presents a lively account of the persons, places, and events that affected the Euro-American world from 1861 until the death of William James in August 1910. An engaging introduction by John J. McDermott suggests the significance of the Selected Letters for the study of the entire family.
Author: Henry James
Publisher:
Published: 2021-04-21
Total Pages: 170
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Turn of the Screw is an 1898Horrornovella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine (January 27 - April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics, a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted.
Author: Henry James
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Published: 2020-05-20
Total Pages: 358
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTEN BOOKS IN ONE! A one, beautifully laid-out volume, ten of Henry James's most beloved and influential novellas. Included in this collection are: The Turn of the Screw (1898) Daisy Miller (1878) The Beast In The Jungle (1903) The Pupil (1891) The Aspern Papers (1888) The Figure In The Carpet (1896) The Lesson of the Master (1888) The Death of the Lion (1894) The Real Thing (1892) The Altar of the Dead (1895)
