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Decadence in the Late Novels of Henry James - Anna Kventsel

Decadence in the Late Novels of Henry James

By: Anna Kventsel

Hardcover | 1 July 2007 | Edition Number 1

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Looking at the novels of James's major phase in the context of fin-de-siecle decadence, Decadence in the Late Novels of HenryJames illuminates central issues in the James corpus and central aspects of a rich and fraught cultural moment. Through a close examination of the textures of the novels, Anna Kventsel defines and explores their psycho-cultural field of meaning.
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'Trenchantly and clearly written with fluency and sophistication, Decadence in the Late Novels of Henry James presents one of the fullest and most expressive accounts of Jamesian identity and consciousness that we have' - Professor Ian Bell, Department of American Studies, University of Keele, UK

' densely textured and richly perceptive.' The Oscholars

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