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As an American author who chose to live in Europe, Henry James frequently wrote about cultural differences between the Old and New World. The plight of bewildered Americans adrift on a sea of European sophistication became a regular theme in his fiction. This collection of twenty-four papers from so...
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oapen-20.500.12657-303012024-03-25T09:51:31Z Henry James's Europe Tredy, Dennis Harding, Adrian Duperray, Annick portrait of a lady european reception of henry james european society of jamesian studies the american henry james americans in europe english literature novel authorship the ambassadors what maisie knew american literature France Honoré de Balzac Paris thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBL Biography: writers thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general As an American author who chose to live in Europe, Henry James frequently wrote about cultural differences between the Old and New World. The plight of bewildered Americans adrift on a sea of European sophistication became a regular theme in his fiction. This collection of twenty-four papers from some of the world’s leading James scholars offers a comprehensive picture of the author’s cross-cultural aesthetics. It provides detailed analyses of James’s perception of Europe—of its people and places, its history and culture, its artists and thinkers, its aesthetics and its ethics—which ultimately lead to a profound reevaluation of his writing. 2018-04-03 00:00:00 2020-04-01T12:51:02Z 2020-04-01T12:51:02Z 2011 book 646731 OCN: 794698071 9781906924362 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30301 eng application/pdf n/a 646731.pdf http://www.openbookpublishers.com/reader/72 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0013 10.11647/OBP.0013 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781906924362 ScholarLed 316 open access |
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As an American author who chose to live in Europe, Henry James frequently wrote about cultural differences between the Old and New World. The plight of bewildered Americans adrift on a sea of European sophistication became a regular theme in his fiction. This collection of twenty-four papers from some of the world’s leading James scholars offers a comprehensive picture of the author’s cross-cultural aesthetics. It provides detailed analyses of James’s perception of Europe—of its people and places, its history and culture, its artists and thinkers, its aesthetics and its ethics—which ultimately lead to a profound reevaluation of his writing. |
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