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Henry James and the Father Question

By Andrew Taylor

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521807220, 9780521807227, 9780511018954
LCC
PS2127.P5 T39 2002
Open Library ID
OL3950574M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
967 kB (990624 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in American literature and culture [129]
Pages
246\246
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

The intellectual relationship between Henry James and his father proved to be an influential resource for the novelist. Andrew Taylor examines the nature of both men's engagement with autobiographical strategies, issues of gender reform, and the language of religion. He argues for a reading of Henry James that is informed by an awareness of paternal inheritance. Through the study of a wide range of novels and texts, he demonstrates how James Senior's dialogue with his contemporaries, such as Emerson and Whitman, anticipates James's own theories of fiction and selfhood.

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