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Marianna Torgovnick maintains that it is worthwhile to think about novels in terms of the visual arts--in part because major novelists like James, Lawrence, and Woolf did so, and did so fruitfully, as they were influenced by their perceptions of artistic movements. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-o



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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Plates, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*ONE. In the Documentary Mode: James, Lawrence, Woolf, and the Visual Arts, pg. 37*TWO. Paintbrushes, Chisels, and Red Herrings: Decorative Uses of the Visual Arts and Pictorialism in Selected Novels by James and Earlier Novelists, pg. 70*THREE. The Sisters' Arts: Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, pg. 107*FOUR. Art, Ideologies, and Ideals in Fiction: The Contrasting Cases of Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence, pg. 124*FIVE. Perception, Impression, and Knowledge in The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl, pg. 157*SIX. Encoding the Taboo in Women in Love, pg. 192*Conclusion, pg. 214*Notes, pg. 225*Bibliography, pg. 249*Index, pg. 259

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691611419, 978-0691611419
      ISBN10: 0691611416
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      Book Synopsis

      Marianna Torgovnick maintains that it is worthwhile to think about novels in terms of the visual arts--in part because major novelists like James, Lawrence, and Woolf did so, and did so fruitfully, as they were influenced by their perceptions of artistic movements. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-o



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Plates, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*ONE. In the Documentary Mode: James, Lawrence, Woolf, and the Visual Arts, pg. 37*TWO. Paintbrushes, Chisels, and Red Herrings: Decorative Uses of the Visual Arts and Pictorialism in Selected Novels by James and Earlier Novelists, pg. 70*THREE. The Sisters' Arts: Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, pg. 107*FOUR. Art, Ideologies, and Ideals in Fiction: The Contrasting Cases of Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence, pg. 124*FIVE. Perception, Impression, and Knowledge in The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl, pg. 157*SIX. Encoding the Taboo in Women in Love, pg. 192*Conclusion, pg. 214*Notes, pg. 225*Bibliography, pg. 249*Index, pg. 259

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