Linda Simon

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The Critical Reception of Henry James: Creating a MasterPaperback, 1 June 2010

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Part of Series
Literary Criticism in Perspective
Part of Series
Literary Criticism in Perspective (Paperback)
Part of Series
Studies in American Literature and Culture
Print Length
168 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Camden House (NY)
Date Published
1 Jun 2010
ISBN-10
1571134417
ISBN-13
9781571134417

Description

Comprehensive survey and analysis of the scholarship and criticism on perhaps the greatest American writer.

Although some of Henry James's contemporary critics deemed him just short of a great writer, history has elevated him to indisputable preeminence in the American canon. Linda Simon chronicles and analyzes James criticism beginningwith contemporary newspaper and magazine reviews and ending with current academic criticism. The story begins in the 1870s, when critics saw James's works as mirrors of American identity and sought to establish him in the nation's evolving canon. James himself worked to secure that place with his prefaces to the standard edition of his works; Simon analyzes criticism about those prefaces. She also shows how James's reputation became contested after his death: praised by some critics for psychological insight and stylistic innovation, he was dismissed by others as socially and politically irrelevant. But beginning in the 1940s, such critics as Trilling, Rahv, Leavis, and, most influentially, Leon Edel secured James's place at the forefront of the American canon. More recently, James scholarship has focused on sexuality and gender, race and morality, and the nature of consciousness; critical trends Simon also considers. This book, the only comprehensive overview of James criticism over the past 140 years, helps readers understand the paths that that criticism has taken and how scholars and critics have built upon past work.

Linda Simon is Professor Emerita of English at Skidmore College and Editor-in-Chief of William James Studies. Her books include Genuine Reality: A Life of William James, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 1998.

Product Details

Author:
Linda Simon
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 June 2010
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 0.94 cm
ISBN-10:
1571134417
ISBN-13:
9781571134417
Language:
English
Location:
Rochester
Pages:
168
Weight:
235.87 gm

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