Henry James: Washington Square
Washington Square
Buch
- Oxford University Press, 11/2010
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780199559190
- Bestellnummer: 5189312
- Umfang: 224 Seiten
- Auflage: New ed.
- Copyright-Jahr: 2010
- Gewicht: 168 g
- Maße: 195 x 133 mm
- Stärke: 14 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 11.11.2010
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Beschreibung
'She will do as I have bidden her.'Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and the social eminence associated with Washington Square. She attracts the attention of a good-looking but penniless young man, Morris Townsend. His suit is encouraged by Catherine's romantically-minded aunt, Mrs Penniman, but her father, a clever physician, is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will not consent to the marriage, regardless of the cost to his daughter. Out of this classic confrontation Henry James fashioned one of
his most deftly searching shorter fictions. First published in 1880 but set some forty years earlier in a pre-Civil War New York, the novel reflects ironically on the restricted world in which its heroine is marooned, seating herself at its close 'for life, as it were'.
In his introduction Adrian Poole reflects on the book's gestation and influences, the significance of place, and the insight with which the four prinicipal players are drawn. The edition includes an account of the real-life tale that sparked James's imaginative genius.
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Klappentext
Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and is easily overwhelmed by the attentions of a handsome but penniless suitor. Her clever father is implacably opposed to the match, and the scene for a classic confrontation is set. This new edition of James's most enduringly popular work offers more information than any previous edition.Biografie
Henry James, 1843-1916, American novelist, playwright, essayist and critic, he remains one of the most influential literary figures writing at the turn of the century.- Tracklisting
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