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Henry James : Novels 18811886: Washington Square, The Portrait Of A Lady, The Bostonians (Library Of America),Used
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Written In London And Italy Between 1879 And 1885, The Novels In This Library Of America Volume Portray American Women Confronting Crises Of Independence And Possession. Studies In The Exercise Of Power That Marks Relations Between Sexes, Classes, And Cultures, They Show Jamess Special Solicitude For The Young Heroines Who Occupy The Center Of His Fictional World.Washington Square (1880) Examines The Life Of Catherine Sloper, A Plain, Sweet, Young Woman Who Lives Imprisoned By The Selfishness Of Those Close To Her: Her Lover, Who Cares Only For Her Fortune; Her Aunt, Who Meddles For The Sake Of Romantic Intrigue; And Her Protective Father, Who Repays Her Adoration With Irony And Wit. Set In The New York Of The 1840S, Washington Square Evokes The Stillintimate City Of Jamess Childhood While Presenting A Frightening Moral Lesson In The Human Consequences Of Manipulation And Indifference.The Portrait Of A Lady (1881) Is The Story Of Isabel Archer, A Beautiful, Idealistic, And Inexperienced American Woman Who Is Made Wealthy By Her Uncle At The Instigation Of Her Dying Cousin. Surrounded By The Seductive Pleasures Of Nineteenthcentury Europe, She Preserves Her Idealism Despite Involvement With Some Who Would Divert Her Life To Uses Of Their Owncaspar Goodwood, Virile American Captain Of Industry; Lord Warburton, Scion Of British Aristocracy; Gilbert Osmond, Connoisseur And Collector Of Beautiful Objects; Madame Merle, Subtle And Charming Expatriate Of Unknown Connections; And Indomitable Henrietta Stackpole, Roving Journalist And Steadfast Friend. Jamess Manylayered Masterpiece Concerns The Perilous American Pursuit Of Individual Freedom.The Bostonians (1886) Presents An Unusual Contest For The Affections Of Verena Tarrant, The Lovely, Nave, And Pliant Daughter Of A Mesmerist Lecturer. She Is Courted By Two Cousins: Basil Ransom, An Impractical Mississippi Landowner Now Pursuing A Meager New York Legal Practice, And Olive Chancellor, A Rich Young Boston Feminist. Against The Richly Textured Backdrop Of Boston And New York Society, They Enact A Drama Of Confused Identity And Willful Calculation That Demonstrates The Power And The Perils Engendered By The Refusal Of Selfknowledge.Library Of America Is An Independent Nonprofit Cultural Organization Founded In 1979 To Preserve Our Nations Literary Heritage By Publishing, And Keeping Permanently In Print, Americas Best And Most Significant Writing. The Library Of America Series Includes More Than 300 Volumes To Date, Authoritative Editions That Average 1,000 Pages In Length, Feature Cloth Covers, Sewn Bindings, And Ribbon Markers, And Are Printed On Premium Acidfree Paper That Will Last For Centuries.
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