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“...literary criticism at its most lucid and engaging, as it shows James embarking on his great work and displays Gorra, filled with enthusiasm and insight, as the book’s most ideal and intelligent reader.” Colm Tóibín, Books of the Year 2012, The Guardian

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"...he [Gorra] has written the kind of patient, sensitive, acute study that gifted teachers should write but rarely do." -- London Review of Books
"Michael Gorra...has pulled off an astounding feat...in this impressive study...Gorra goes anywhere that strikes his fancy, and the result is splendid: a book to reread in years to come, a model for what criticism can do when happily married to biography." -- Literary Review

Portrait of a Novel

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      Publisher: Liveright
      Publication Date: 8/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780871406705, 978-0871406705
      ISBN10: 0871406705
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “...literary criticism at its most lucid and engaging, as it shows James embarking on his great work and displays Gorra, filled with enthusiasm and insight, as the book’s most ideal and intelligent reader.” Colm Tóibín, Books of the Year 2012, The Guardian

      Trade Review
      "...he [Gorra] has written the kind of patient, sensitive, acute study that gifted teachers should write but rarely do." -- London Review of Books
      "Michael Gorra...has pulled off an astounding feat...in this impressive study...Gorra goes anywhere that strikes his fancy, and the result is splendid: a book to reread in years to come, a model for what criticism can do when happily married to biography." -- Literary Review

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