The Visionary Betrayed Aesthetic Discontinuity in Henry James's the American Scene |
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| Author:
| Furth, David L. |
| Series title: | LeBaron Russell Briggs Prize Honors Essays in English Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-94085-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1980 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $4.50USD $4.50 |
Book Description:
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David Furth identifies the significance of The American Scene in James's artistic career and offers a penetrating analysis of the work in terms of the difficulties that arose in the course of its composition, centering on the conflict between expectation and observation, between the provincial past and the transformed present.
David Furth identifies the significance of The American Scene in James's artistic career and offers a penetrating analysis of the work in terms of the difficulties that arose in the course of its composition, centering on the conflict between expectation and observation, between the provincial past and the transformed present.