Henry James and the Father Question
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
- Publish date: 03/01/2002
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 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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