{"product_id":"the-life-of-henry-james-9781119483076","title":"The Life of Henry James","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover anew the life and influence of Henry James, part of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWiley Blackwell Critical Biographies \u003c\/i\u003eseries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Henry James: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Collister, an established critic and authority on Henry James, offers an original and fully documented account of one of America's finest writers, who was both a creative practitioner and theorist of the novel. In this volume, James's life in all its personal and cultural richness is examined alongside a detailed scrutiny of his fiction, essays, biographies, autobiographies, travel writing, plays and reviews. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames was a dedicated and brilliant letter-writer and his biographer make judicious use of this material, some of it previously unpublished, evoking in the novelist's own words the society within which he moved and worked. His gift for friendship, often resulting in close relationships with both men and women, are sensitively explored. Near the beginning of his long and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on the text xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrelude: James and Biography xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Early Years 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ‘Wondering and Dawdling and Gaping’ in New York City (1843 –1855) 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Europe and Newport: In Search of a ‘Sensuous Education’ (1855 –1861) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Civil War and ‘a Consecration to Letters’ (1861–1869) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Independence and Europe 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Italy and the ‘Complex Fate’ of Being an American (1869 –1872) 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Return to Italy and ‘an Incalculable Number of Gathered Impressions’ (1872 –1873) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rome and Paris: Roderick Hudson: An Experiment in Journalism (1873 –1876) 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 ‘The Wheel of London Life’ and Early Novels (1876 –1879) 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Friendships Begin and End: The Achievement of The Portrait of a Lady (1879–1881) 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Lure of the Theatre 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Family Deaths: New Friendships in Europe (1881–1884) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 A Range of Novels: Robert Louis Stevenson and Constance Fenimore Woolson (1885–1887) 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 ‘The Sawdust \u0026amp; Orange-peel Phase’ Begins: The Tragic Muse (1887–1891) 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Deaths and Losses: Theatrical Ventures (1891 –1895) 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Later Years 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Return to ‘The Sacred Fluid of Fiction’ (1895 –1899) 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A Roman Encounter: ‘Letting Yourself Go’ (1899 –1902) 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 ‘Dearly Beloved’ Young Men: The Final Novels (1902 –1904) 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The ‘Agreeable and Absorbing Adventure’ of America: The New York Edition and Last Stories (1904 –1909) 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Loss of William, ‘So Shining a Presence’: Autobiographical Writing: The Great War and Death (1909 –1916) 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Letter Details 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index 447\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407063851351,"sku":"9781119483076","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119483076.jpg?v=1730498047","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-henry-james-9781119483076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}