Henry James and the Philosophical Novel

Henry James and the Philosophical Novel examines James's unique position as a philosophical novelist.

List of contents

Introduction: Jamesian thinking and philosophy as story-telling; 1. What Maisie Knew: the challenge of vision; 2. The Ambassadors: observation and interpretation...passion and compassion; 3. The Wings of the Dove: self and society; 4. The Spoils of Poynton: experiments in subjectivity and truth; 5. The Golden Bowl: the complex of shaping relations; Conclusion: Henry James's version of the philosophical novel; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Henry James and the Philosophical Novel examines James's unique position as a philosophical novelist. The book offers a detailed consideration of story-telling as a mode of philosophical enquiry, showing how a range of distinguished thinkers have relied on fictional narrative as a vital technique for formulating and clarifying their ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Merle A. Williams, Williams Merle A.
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.1993
• EAN: 9780521431101
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43110-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 560 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, American English, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form