Tales of Henry James (Norton Critical Editions)

by James, Henry; Wegelin, Christof; Wonham, Henry B.

• ISBN13: 9780393977103
• ISBN10: 0393977102
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-21
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

"The Author on His Craft" again reprints James's critical essay "The Art of Fiction" and related passages from his notebooks, including a new passage on "In the Cage." "Criticism" has been entirely updated and includes ten new essays by critics who during the last twenty-five years have helped to establish the lines of debate about James's tales. An updated Selected Bibliography is also included.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
The Texts of the Tales	p. 1
Daisy Miller: A Study	p. 3
The Aspern Papers	p. 53
The Pupil	p. 133
Brooksmith	p. 173
The Real Thing	p. 189
The Middle Years	p. 211
In the Cage	p. 229
The Beast in the Jungle	p. 303
The Jolly Corner	p. 341
The Author on His Craft	p. 371
Editors' Commentary	p. 373
The Art of Fiction	p. 375
From His Notebooks	p. 394
On the origin of "Brooksmith"	p. 394
On the origin of "The Aspern Papers"	p. 395
On the origin of "The Real Thing"	p. 396
On the origin of "The Middle Years"	p. 398
On the origin of "The Beast in the Jungle"	p. 399
Regarding "The Jolly Corner" in retrospect	p. 400
From His Prefaces	p. 400
On "Daisy Miller"	p. 400
On "The Aspern Papers"	p. 403
On "The Pupil"	p. 409
On "Brooksmith" and "The Real Thing"	p. 412
On "The Middle Years"	p. 413
On "In the Cage"	p. 414
On "The Beast in the Jungle"	p. 417
On "The Jolly Corner"	p. 419
Criticism	p. 421
James and the Art of Short Fiction	p. 423
"Daisy Miller"	p. 431
"The Aspern Papers"	p. 442
"The Pupil"	p. 453
The Master and the 'Queer Affair' of 'The Pupil'	p. 457
Revision and "The Middle Years"	p. 470
The Madness of Art: Henry James's "The Middle Years"	p. 480
Gender, Sexuality, and Work in In the Cage	p. 483
"The Beast in the Closet"	p. 503
"The Jolly Corner"	p. 515
Selected Bibliography	p. 521
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