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Henry James and the Philosophical Novel by Merle A. Williams (2009, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521104076

ISBN-139780521104074

eBay Product ID (ePID)71728520

Product Key Features

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHenry James and the Philosophical Novel

Publication Year2009

SubjectRhetoric, American / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMerle A. Williams

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Merle A. Williams's book is a welcome addition to the growing library on James and philosophy." Jonathan Levin, The Henry James Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal813.4

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Jamesian thinking and philosophy as story-telling; 1. What Maisie Knew: the challenge of vision; 2. The Ambassadors: observation and interpretation...passion and compassion; 3. The Wings of the Dove: self and society; 4. The Spoils of Poynton: experiments in subjectivity and truth; 5. The Golden Bowl: the complex of shaping relations; Conclusion: Henry James's version of the philosophical novel; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisHenry James and the Philosophical Novel examines James's unique position as a philosophical novelist. The book offers a detailed consideration of story-telling as a mode of philosophical enquiry, showing how a range of distinguished thinkers have relied on fictional narrative as a vital technique for formulating and clarifying their ideas., Henry James and the Philosophical Novel examines James's unique position as a philosophical novelist, closely associated with the climate of ideas generated by his brother, William and his father, the elder Henry. The book offers a detailed consideration of story-telling as a mode of philosophical enquiry, showing how a range of distinguished thinkers have relied on fictional narrative as a vital technique for formulating and clarifying their ideas. At the same time, it investigates (with close reference to his novels) the affiliations between James's practice as a novelist and the epistemological, moral and linguistic concerns pursued by members of the Phenomenological movement. The study brings to light striking similarities between James's later works and the philosophical project of Merleau-Ponty; it emphasises James's growing attraction to and versatility with deconstructive strategies such as those later employed by Jacques Derrida.

LC Classification NumberPS2127.P5 W55 1993