Henry James (–) is the author of such classics as The Portrait of a Lady and The Turn of the Screw and is regarded as one of the most significant masters of nineteenth-century literature. In work marked by a singular devotion to realistic storytelling, James brought highly developed characters into conflict with society, revealing themes of class, personal freedom, and morality. A novella by Henry James that studies obsession and the lengths to which a person will go to satisfy his curiosity about the life of another, The Aspern Papers, is grounded in a tidbit of history. The story takes place in Venice in the 19th Century, where a publisher/critic attempts to wrestle private letters from a very elderly lady who was once involved with a famous poet, Jeffrey Aspern/5. In this lesson, you will read about the short novel 'The Aspern Papers' by Henry James. The lesson consists of a summary of the important events surrounding the main character's unique literary.
Henry James () is the author of such classics as The Portrait of a Lady and The Turn of the Screw and is regarded as one of the most significant masters of nineteenth-century literature. In work marked by a singular devotion to realistic storytelling, James brought highly developed characters into conflict with society, revealing themes of class, personal freedom, and morality. It was the Venetian visitor on the make, however, who interested James, and while staying in Venice in he began a novella, The Aspern Papers, that features a striking example of the type. Buy the selected items together. This item: The Aspern Papers by Henry James Paperback $ Available to ship in days. Ships from and sold by www.doorway.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ Details. Watermark (FSG Classics) by Joseph Brodsky Paperback $ Available to ship in days. Ships from and sold by www.doorway.ru
The Aspern Papers, by Henry James. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Aspern Papers, by Henry James This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.doorway.ru Title: The Aspern Papers Author: Henry James Release Date: J [EBook #] Last Updated: Septem Language: English. The Aspern Papers is an novella by American author Henry James. First published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, it has become one of James’ best-known works alongside The Turn of the Screw and The Portrait of a Lady. The novella is based on a series of letters sent between Percy Bysshe Shelley and the stepsister of Mary Shelley, Claire Clairmont. tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links. The Aspern Papers () comes in the middle years of Henry James’s development as a writer. Disappointed by the reception of his recent novels The Bostonians and The Princess Cassamassima, he intensified his exploration of the long story, the ‘tale’, and the novella.
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