American memory in Henry James : void and value / William Righter ; edited by Rosemary Righter.
American memory in Henry James : void and value / William Righter ; edited by Rosemary Righter.
American memory in Henry James : void and value / William Righter ; edited by Rosemary Righter.
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Publisher
Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N813.4/39
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English
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Physical content
x, 220 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Acknowledgements, in memoriam / Rosemary Righter -- 1. The Jamesian perspective -- 2. The composite light -- 3. America and the pathos of desire -- 4. An encounter in Notre Dame -- 5. 'There to reconstruct' -- 6. The comedy of moral terms -- 7. Strether's reasons -- 8. Values in collision -- 9. Nihi...
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Publisher
Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2004.
Place of Publication
Vermont
Date Published
2004.
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"American Memory in Henry James is about the cultural, historical and moral dislocations at the heart of Henry James' explorations of American identity - between power and love; modernity and history; indeterminate social forms and enduring personal values. Through the prism of James' late works, the book explores the power, and the limits, of the...
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American memory in Henry James : void and value / William Righter ; edited by Rosemary Righter.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Other version (online)
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N813.4/39
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74VKpO2EQbod
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ISBN
0754636747 (alk. paper)
9780754636748 (alk. paper)
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813.4
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991019266209702626
