Henry James and the Promise of Fiction

"Exploring the relationship between Henry James's ethical vision and his densely metaphorical style, his experiments with narrative time, and his radical reimagining of perspective, this book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content"--

List of contents

Introduction. The Promise of Art; 1. Promising Others: The Portrait of a Lady; 2. Promising for Others: The Turn of the Screw; 3. Promising Oneself: The Ambassadors; 4. Promising to Love: The Wings of the Dove; 5. Promising to Lie: The Golden Bowl; 6. Promising the Future: 'The Beast in the Jungle'; Conclusion. Promising the Past: 'The Figure in the Carpet'; Bibliography; Notes.

About the author

Stuart Burrows is Associate Professor of English at Brown University. His first book was A Familiar Strangeness: American Fiction and the Language of Photography, 1839-1945 (2008). He has won the American Literary Society 1921 Prize in American Literature.

Summary

Exploring the relationship between Henry James's ethical vision and his densely metaphorical style, his experiments with narrative time, and his radical reimagining of perspective, this book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content.

Foreword

This book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Burrows, Stuart (Brown University Burrows
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2023
• EAN: 9781009419697
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0941969-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000