henry james

Henry James(1843-1916)

• American-born English essayist, critic, and author.

• He was born in New York City.

• His father was one of the best-known intellectuals in mid-nineteenth-century America.

• He traveled back and forth between Europe and America.

• He studied in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna and Bonn.

• His method of writing allows him to explore issues related toconsciousness and perception.

• A text must first and foremost be.

• Good novels show life interesting.

• interior monologue

• He published articles and books of travel, biography, autobiography, and criticism.

His Works:

Novels:

• Watch and Ward (1871)

• Roderick Hudson (1875)

• Washington Square(1880)

• The Portrait of a Lady(1881)

• The Sacred Fount (1901)

• The Wings of the Dove (1902)

• The Ambassadors (1903)

Novellas and Stories:

• A Passionate Pilgrim (1871)

• Madame de Mauves (1874)

• The Pupil (1891)

• The Death of the Lion (1894)

• The Altar of the Dead (1895)

• The Figure in the Carpet (1896)

• The Jolly Corner (1908)

His Works:

Travel Writings:

• A Little Tour in France (1884)

• English Hours (1905)

• The American Scene (1907)

• Italian Hours (1909)

Critics:

• French Poets and Novelists (1878)

• Partial Portraits (1888)

• Essays in London and Elsewhere (1893)

• Notes on Novelists (1914)

• Picture and Text (1893)

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jameshttp://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hjames.htmhttp://www.online-literature.com/henry_james/