Henry James as a Biographer - A Self Among Others

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A Talent In The Fact; Chapter 3 Hawthorne's Room; Chapter 4 A Self Among Others The Failure of Unity in James's Story; Chapter 5 Essential Unities The Achievement of Jamesian Biography;

About the author

Willie Tolliver

Summary

This study of Henry James's biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Wetmore Story offers an argument that he deserves greater recognition for his contributions to the development of biography.

Product details

• Authors: Willie Tolliver
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2000
• EAN: 9780815339588
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3958-8
• No. of pages: 196
• Weight: 520 g
• Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000