{"product_id":"henry-james-and-modern-moral-life-9780521655477","title":"Henry James and Modern Moral Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important book argues that Henry James reveals in his fiction a sophisticated theory of moral understanding and moral motivation. The claim is that in his writing James is engaged in a distinctive kind of original thinking and reflecting on modern moral life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is a book for anyone who has ever wondered what is involved in leading a life worth living. it is, like James's novels themselves 'finely aware and richly responsible.' Modernism\/Modernity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments; 1. Modern morals; 2. 'A kind of morbid modernity?'; 3. 'Crudities of mutual resistance'; 4. Beasts, secrets, and ghosts; 5. Isabel Archer's 'beastly pure mind'; 6. The 'strange logic' of Lambert Strether's 'Double consciousness'; 7. '… without your life, what have you got?' Concluding remarks; Texts by James; Bibliography.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767712842071,"sku":"9780521655477","price":45.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521655477.jpg?v=1758714510","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/henry-james-and-modern-moral-life-9780521655477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}