Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 (LOA #215): The Ambassadors / The Golden Bowl / The Outcry

Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 (LOA #215): The Ambassadors / The Golden Bowl / The Outcry

Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 (LOA #215): The Ambassadors / The Golden Bowl / The Outcry

Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 (LOA #215): The Ambassadors / The Golden Bowl / The Outcry

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Overview

Nearly thirty years in the making, The Library of America's eleven-volume edition of the complete fiction of Henry James now culminates with this authoritative volume collecting his final three finished works. Considered by James to be his most finely constructed novel, The Ambassadors (1903) recounts the attempts of a conscientious American to convince the son of a friend to return home from Paris-and in doing so plays the charm of the Old World against the provincialism of the New. In The Golden Bowl (1904), an American woman marries an Italian prince while her father unknowingly marries the prince's former mistress; James underscores both the fragility and strength of human ties and further develops what he once called the "complex fate, being an American." Originally written for the stage but never produced, James reworked The Outcry (1911) into a highly successful comic novel of social manners that also deals with the ethics of art collecting. Included as an appendix is "The Married Son," the chapter James contributed to The Whole Family (1908), a multi-author novel conceived by William Dean Howells and portraying a dysfunctional family whose struggles mirror the frustrated collaborative efforts of the book's twelve contributors.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781598530919
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 01/06/2011
Series: Library of America Complete Novels of Henry James , #6
Pages: 1197
Sales rank: 1,125,795
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Henry James (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. His many works include Washington Square (1880), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Princess Casamassima (1886), The Aspern Papers (1888), The Turn of the Screw (1898), and three large novels of the new century, The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904). He died in London in February 1916.

Ross Posnock, editor, is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the author of several books, including Henry James and the Problem of Robert Browning (1985) and The Trial of Curiosity: Henry James, William James, and the Challenge of Modernity(1991).

Date of Birth:

April 15, 1843

Date of Death:

February 28, 1916

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Attended school in France and Switzerland; Harvard Law School, 1862-63
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