The Great Succession
Henry James and the Legacy of Hawthorne
Will be published approx. on 15. December 1979
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-8229-8474-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first book devoted to the literary relationship between Henry James and his American predecessor, Nathaniel Hwthorne. Robert Emmet Long demonstrates JamesAE transformation of HawthorneAEs romantic forms into realism, as one of the significant features of JamesAE early career. Long shows that Hawthorne provided James ith a native tradition having its own conceptions of American psychological experience.
Reviews / Votes
The first sustained analysis of Hawthorne's influence upon James's fiction over an extended period. . . . Long offers new insights, showing himself particularly adept in tracing literary associations. * <i>Nineteenth-Century Fiction</i> * It fills a gap in accounts of how James started his career as a writer. . . . Valuable study. * <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> * The definitive, long-awaited discussion of the literary relationship between James and his most important American influence. * <i>American Literary Scholarship</i> *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Pittsburgh PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8229-8474-0 (9780822984740)
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E-Book
11/2010
Penguin Random House South Africa
€54.49
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Person
Robert Emmet Long is a scholar whose articles and reviews have appeared in many national publications.