{"product_id":"the-continuum-of-consciousness-9781433122897","title":"The Continuum of Consciousness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Continuum of Consciousness: Aesthetic Experience and Visual Art in Henry James's Novels\u003c\/i\u003e examines the transformative experience of art in James's fiction. In a 1915 letter to H. G. Wells, James declares, It is art that makes life. This book traces the rich implications of this claim. For James, viewing art transformed the self. Many of his contemporaries, including his famous older brother, William, were deeply interested in the study of perception and individual consciousness. James's fictional use of art reflects these philosophical discussions. Although much valuable scholarship has been devoted to visual art in James's fiction, the guiding role it often plays in his characters' experiences receives fuller exploration in this book. A prolonged look at visual art and consciousness through the lens of nineteenth-century British aestheticism reveals intriguing connections and character responses. By highlighting and analyzing his representations of aesthetic consciousness in \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: The Art in James’s Experience – Aesthetic Experience in \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e – The Influence of Architecture in \u003ci\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/i\u003e – (Re)presenting Miriam Rooth in \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Muse\u003c\/i\u003e – Pater and Ruskin in \u003ci\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/i\u003e –.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039561515351,"sku":"9781433122897","price":54.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433122897.jpg?v=1750944092","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-continuum-of-consciousness-9781433122897","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}