| Description |
vi, 122 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Twentieth century interpretations
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A Spectrum book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Peter Buitenhuis -- The lesson of the master / Richard Chase -- Drama in The portrait of a lady / Richard Poirier -- Some rooms from "the houses that James built" / R.W. Stallman -- Nostalgic poison / Maxwell Geismar -- News of life / Quentin Anderson -- The American as a young lady / Christof Wegelin -- The flaw in The portrait / Marion Montgomery -- The fearful self / Tony Tanner -- Ironic melodrama in The portrait of a lady / Manfred Mackenzie -- Two problems in The portrait of a lady / Dorothea Krook -- Free will and determinism / F.O. Matthiesen -- Self-indulgence / Arnold Kettle -- Confidantes in The portrait / Corona Sharp -- Puritanism and Isabel / Walter F. Wright -- Two kinds of egotism / Leon Edel -- Isabel's pride / Pelham Edgar -- James's theory of sex / Edmond L. Volpe -- Escape from innocence / F.W. Dupee -- Isabel and the spoken pledge / Stephen Reid. |
| Subject |
James, Henry, 1843-1916. Portrait of a lady.
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