| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xx, 550 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-450) and index. |
| Summary |
It was more than forty years ago that Leon Edel began to publish what at the time - and for decades later - was accepted as the definitive portrait of Henry James. In the five-volume work, however, James emerged as a somewhat bloodless man of little passion and no courage. But now Sheldon Novick, with his Henry James: The Young Master, has succeeded in bringing James fully to life by showing us a man with boldness of spirit and a profound capacity for affection. We share James's childhood in New York in the mid-nineteenth century, suffer with him through illnesses, sexual encounters, early loves; journey with him to London, Paris, and Rome as he tries to find both professional success and personal fulfillment. And as the world opens to him as an internationally famous writer, we share the experience of writing a series of celebrated novels, culminating with Washington Square (on which the play The Heiress is based) and the masterpiece The Portrait of a Lady. |
| Contents |
Earliest Memories: Along the Hudson -- Temporary Quarters in Union Square -- Father's Assault on Paris -- The Family Retreats to New England -- Henry Becomes An American -- Arriving at Manhood in the War Years -- Henry Directs a Scene -- Forming an Image of Greatness -- Feeling Toward the Light -- Restoring His Spirits in England -- The Lessons of Italy -- Englandm, Again: The Anchor Chain is Broken -- Returning to the Hudson, As A Vistor from Abroad -- Henry Opens the Doors of Europe for Alice -- Settling in Italy -- The Ambassador From Lawton's Valley -- A Dutiful Experiene: A Year in Manhatttan -- Henry's Assault on Paris -- The Assault is Repulsed -- London -- Henry James Becomes a Cosmopolite -- The Portrait of a Lady -- Venice -- Henry Jame's First Published Work: "Miss Maggie Mitchell in 'Fanchon the Cricket'". |
| Subject |
James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Childhood and youth.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0394586557 (acid-free paper) |
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9780394586557 (acid-free paper) |
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