henry james
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New York 1843- London 1916
Writer
American who lived in Europe nationalized British
brother philosopher & psychologist William James
• novels Diapositiva 4
• short stories Diapositiva 5
• STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS (relatos basados en la conciencia)
Among James' masterpieces are
The portrait of a Lady
The turn of the screw
The Princess Cassamassima
The Bostonians
What Maisie knew
The golden bowl
The wings of the Dove
The Ambassadors
Roderick Hudson
The velvet glove
The Pupil Daisy Miller The lesson of the Master
His work1. Encounter of America with Europe
2. Plots centered on personal relationships
3. Moral questions
4. Stream of consciousness
5. Writing style compared to impressionist painting
James never married and proclaimed himself a Bachelor, so he rejected marriage suggestions.
After his death critics speculated about this and said he was
in love with his cousin Mary (Minnie) Temple.
Describe americans efforts to survive in European capitals
Americans VS Europeans
Major figure of trans Atlantic literature
Clash between personalities & cultures
Protagosnists often young american women facing oppression or abuse
Fiction range from working class to aristocratic
Position as an expatriate living in Europe from a middle class but worked hard to access all levels of society
Characteristics of his work
"The Turn of the Screw" (1898) is a ghost story that has lent itself well to film adaptation.
ambiguous content and powerful narrative technique considered highly accessible and popular among readers the story challenges the reader to determine if the protagonist, is
correctly reporting events or is unreliable neurotic with a lot of imagination.
Furthermore, her written account of the experience is being read many years later at a Christmas house party by someone who claims to have known her. (Mr Douglas)
Most of James's work has remained continuously in print since its first publication, and he continues to be a major
figure in realist fiction, influencing generations of
novelists.
