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Hace 4 días · The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885–1886 and then as a book in 1886. This bittersweet tragicomedy centres on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi ; Olive Chancellor, Ransom's cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a ...
- Henry James
- 1886
Hace 4 días · Washington Square is a novel written in 1880 by Henry James about a father's attempts to thwart a romance between his naive daughter and the man he believes wishes to marry her for her money.
- Henry James
- 1880
5 de jul. de 2024 · Henry James was an American novelist and, as a naturalized English citizen from 1915, a great figure in the transatlantic culture. His fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the New World in clash with the corruption and wisdom of the Old, as illustrated in such works as Daisy Miller.
- Leon Edel
- Henry James was an American novelist and critic. During his lifetime he wrote 20 novels, 112 tales, and 12 plays in addition to several volumes of...
- Henry James was born on April 15, 1843, in New York City. James was a well-traveled youth. As a teenager, he visited Geneva, Paris, and London. Jus...
- Henry James’s first short story, “A Tragedy of Error,” was published anonymously in The Continental Monthly in 1864. Shortly thereafter James befri...
- Henry James was a key transitional figure between literary realism and Modernism. James was interested in human behaviour and the inner workings of...
- Henry James was one of the most prolific writers of the 19th century. His most famous works included The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians...
- Henry James spent the last several years of his life in Great Britain. In protest of U.S. neutrality in World War I, James resigned his U.S. citize...
Hace 2 días · Born into a wealthy family, James was the son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of both the prominent novelist Henry James and the diarist Alice James. James trained as a physician and taught anatomy at Harvard, but never practiced medicine.
5 de jul. de 2024 · Henry James’s career was one of the longest and most productive—and most influential—in American letters. A master of prose fiction from the first, he practiced it as a fertile innovator, enlarged the form, and placed upon it the stamp of a highly individual method and style.
- Leon Edel
12 de jul. de 2024 · His father, Henry James Sr., was a noted philosopher and theologian, and his brother, Henry James, was a well-known writer. William was the oldest of five children and was raised in a cultured and intellectually stimulating household.
30 de jun. de 2024 · Exposure to Diverse Thought: James’ father, Henry James Sr., was a prominent theologian and philosopher known for his eclectic intellectualism. Growing up in such a stimulating environment undoubtedly exposed James to a wide range of philosophical ideas from a young age.
