WASHINGTON SQUARE - HENRY JAMES

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Libro

Editorial	PENGUIN
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Nivel	.
Autor	JAMES HENRY
ISBN	9780141441368
Peso ( kg )	0,197
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2007
Formato	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	Henry James' classic tale of romance in urban nineteenth-century America, "Washington Square" is edited with an introduction and notes by Martha Banta in "Penguin Classics". When timid and plain Catherine Sloper is courted by the dashing and determined Morris Townsend, her father, convinced that the young man is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, delivers an ultimatum: break off her engagement, or be stripped of her inheritance. Torn between her desire to win her father's love and approval and her passion for the only man who has ever declared his love for her, Catherine faces an agonising dilemma, and becomes all too aware of the restrictions that others seek to place on her freedom. James' masterly novel deftly interweaves the public and private faces of nineteenth-century New York society; it is also a deeply moving study of innocence destroyed. This edition of "Washington Square" includes a chronology, suggested further reading, notes and an introduction discussing the novel's lasting influence and James' depiction of the quiet strength of his heroine. Henry James 1843-1916 son of a prominent theologian, and brother to the philosopher William James, was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle. His novella "Daisy Miller" 1878 established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic, and his other novels in "Penguin Classics" include "Washington Square" 1880 , "The Portrait of a Lady" 1881 , "The Awkward Age" 1899 , "The Wings of the Dove" 1902 , "The Ambassadors" 1903 and "The Golden Bowl" 1904 . If you enjoyed "Washington Square", you might like Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth", also available in "Penguin Classics". ""Washington Square" is a perfectly balanced novel...a work of surpassing refinement and interest". Elizabeth Hardwick . "Perhaps the only novel in which a man has successfully invaded the feminine field and produced a work comparable to Jane Austen's". Graham Greene . JAMES HENRY Tras dos estancias en Europa, Henry James Nueva York, 1843 -Sussex, Inglaterra, 1916 publicó en 1875, su primera novela, Roderick Hudston. Más tarde, vivió durante dos años en París, donse conoció a alagunos de los grandes maestros europeos de la época Turgenev, Flaubert y Zola , que influyeron decisivamente en su estilo. En 1876, tras escribir El americano, se estableció en Inglaterra, donde publicó sus obras más conocidas: Daisy Miller 1879 , Washington Square 1880 , El sitio de Londres 1883 , Los papeles de Aspern 1888 , Lo que Maisie sabía 1897 y Otra vuelta de tuerca 1898 , en las que demostró su habilidad para mostrar la lucha entre deseo y convención, y aportó una visión crítica de la moral americana. Para muchos Henry James es el precursor de la novela psicológica moderna y la principal influencia de autores tan importantes como James Joyce o Virginia Woolf.
Cantidad de páginas	256
Fecha Ingreso	23-07-2025