james, henry

Nineteenth-century writer Henry James is heartbroken when his first play performs poorly in contrast to Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" and struggles with subsequent doubts about his sexual identity.

Examines how the writings of Henry James, William Faulkner, and Toni Morrison have influenced the formation of racial identities in the United States.

"Demonstrates the persistance of James's theoretical assumptions from his writings and those of his disciple Perey Lubbock through the critique of Jamesian theory"--Back cover.

An illustrated biography of author Henry James that draws on James's own illustrations and sketches to explore how art influenced his life and work and reveal the scope of his visual imagination.

Presents the text and critical analysis of nine short stories of author Henry James representing the major achievements of his career as a fiction writer.

Presents the nineteenth-century short story in which a governess believes her two charges, ten-year-old Miles and eight-year-old Flora, are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants, and includes notes, a history of the novel, selections from James' letters and other writings, and critical essays.

Presents the text of the 1908 New York Edition of the novel in which high-spirited American, Isabel Archer, travels to England to find romance, heartbreak, and betrayal, and includes a selection of autobiographical excerpts, reviews, and criticism.

A reprint of Henry James' "The America" that includes a textual history of the novel, background and source materials, and critical articles by James and others.