Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece Henry James (1843–1916) has had many biographers, but Michael Gorra has taken an original approach to this great American progenitor of the modern novel, combining elements of biography, criticism, and travelogue in re-creat
| TITLE | : | Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece |
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| RATING | : | 4.57 (607 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0871406705 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 416 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2013-08-05 |
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A revelatory biography of the American master as told through the lens of his greatest novel. Henry James (1843–1916) has had many biographers, but Michael Gorra has taken an original approach to this great American progenitor of the modern novel, combining elements of biography, criticism, and travelogue in re-creating the dramatic backstory of James’s masterpiece, Portrait of a Lady (1881). Gorra, an eminent literary critic, shows how this novelthe scandalous story of the expatriate American heiress Isabel Archercame to be written in the first place. Traveling to Florence, Rome, Paris, and England, Gorra sheds new light on James’s family, the European literary circlesGeorge Eliot, Flaubert, Turgenevin which James made his name, and the psychological forces that enabled him to create this most memorable of female protagonists. Appealing to rea
Editorial : “Masterly and evocative… offers an exemplary approach to what remains a complex and fascinating subject.” (Colm Toibin - Wall Street Journal)
“It’s hard to imagine, indeed, that there is much illumination still to offer on this particular author, or this particular book. Yet Gorra has produced a welcome new addition to the shelf.” (Nicholas Delbanco - Chicago Tribune)
“Takes the rare but wise decision to approach James through the channel of a single work In deference to James’s brilliance, Gorra has assumed the role of a professional prismatist. He peers at the book from multiple anglesthose of biography, geography, publishing, textual variation, and mild erotic sleuthing, among othersas if hoping to catch it at an unfamiliar slant.” (Anthony Lane - New Yorker)
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