The Figure In The Carpet And Other Stories

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141921969

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The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories by Henry James Pdf

The stories in this collection were written mostly between 1888 and 1897, a time when Henry James’s writing was concerned with the art of fiction and the position of the artist in society. The motif and title story, ‘The Figure in the Carpet’, is an inspired joke, a masterpiece of double-entendre that demands the reader’s undivided love and attention and continues to baffle its critics. Also included are ‘The Author of Beltraffio’, an absorbing story of family infighting, authorship and tragedy, and ‘The Private Life’, a spirited tale that considers the contrast between the artist alone and at work. While many of these stories appear to be elaborate Jamesian games, all employ irony and humour to allegorize artistic creation.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0141882662

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The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories by Henry James Pdf

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788726606591

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The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James Pdf

Enwrapped in indescribable mysteriousness, ‘The Figure in the Carpet’ (1896) is a short story by the American-born British writer Henry James. It explores the meaning of art and how it is found in what other people see. Hugh Vereker is a famous author who says the secret to his greatness and skill is hidden in his works ‘like a complex figure in a Persian carpet’. When the narrator of the story meets Vereker, he becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning of his favourite author's works. Those who enjoy Henry James' short story will likely find ́Eureka ́ by Anthony Quinn interesting as The Figure is an important part of the plot. Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-born, British author, and one of the founders of the school of realism in fiction. His inventive use of interior monologues and unreliable narrators, brought a complexity and depth to his work that made him hugely popular. A prolific writer, he published numerous novels, articles, travel books, biographies and plays. Many of his stories have been adapted for TV and film, such as ‘What Maisie Knew’ (2012) starring Steve Coogan and Julianne Moore. However, it is his celebrated Gothic novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’ (1898), regarded as one of the greatest ghost stories ever written, that has been adapted more than any other. Most recently, the eponymous 2009 BBC TV series starring Michelle Dockery, and the Netflix series, ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ (2020). James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:310772880

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The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James Pdf

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798590702428

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The Figure in the Carpet Illustrated by Henry James Pdf

"The Figure in the Carpet" is a short story by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning or intention of all the author's works.

Author : Steven Milowitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134830138

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Philip Roth Considered by Steven Milowitz Pdf

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1696376890

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The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James Pdf

"The Figure in the Carpet" is a short story by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning or intention of all the author's works.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798571826464

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The Figure in the Carpet Annotated by Henry James Pdf

"The Figure in the Carpet" is a short story by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning or intention of all the author's works.

Author : David Garrett Izzo,Daniel T. O’Hara
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786480043

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Henry James Against the Aesthetic Movement by David Garrett Izzo,Daniel T. O’Hara Pdf

Writer Henry James (1843-1916) was born in America but preferred to live in Europe; he finally become a British subject near the end of his life. His status as a permanent outsider is responsible for the recurring themes in his writing dealing with European sophistication (decadence) compared to American lack of sophistication (or innocence). He is respected in modern times for his psychological insight, for being able to reveal his characters' deepest motivations. These 11 essays, along with an introduction and an afterword, examine James's work through the prism of the author's latest style. Topics the contributing authors address include the Henry James revival of the 1930s, three of James's male aesthetics, women in his works, literary forgery, and parallels with the career and views of Margaret Oliphant. Three essays delve into issues of representation in art and fiction, then three more explore decadence, identity and homosexuality.

Author : Angela Leighton
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199551934

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On Form by Angela Leighton Pdf

'On Form' assesses both the legacy of Victorian aestheticism and the nature of the literary. It tracks the development of the world 'form' since the Romantics and offers readings of, among others, Tennyson, Yeats and Plath. Original readings of poetry are combined with a powerful argument about the nature of aesthetic pleasure.

Author : British Academy
Publisher : Proceedings of the British Aca
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0197263038

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Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 121, 2002 Lectures by British Academy Pdf

Volume 121 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 12 lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2002.

Author : Ricardo Miguel-Alfonso
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501359781

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The Fictional Minds of Modernism by Ricardo Miguel-Alfonso Pdf

Challenging the notion that modernism is marked by an “inward turn” – a configuration of the individual as distinct from the world – this collection delineates the relationship between the mind and material and social systems, rethinking our understanding of modernism's representation of cognitive and affective processes. Through analysis of a variety of international novels, short stories, and films – all published roughly between 1890 and 1945 – the contributors to this collection demonstrate that the so-called “inward turn” of modernist narratives in fact reflects the necessary interaction between mind, self, and world that constitutes knowledge, and therefore precludes any radical split between these categories. The essays examine the cognitive value of modernist narrative, showing how the perception of objects and of other people is a relational activity that requires an awareness of the constant flux of reality. The Fictional Minds of Modernism explores how modernist narratives offer insights into the real, historical world not as a mere object of contemplation but as an object of knowledge, thus bridging the gap between classical narratology and modernist experimentation.

Author : Catherine Amanda Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C3491598

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Professions of Exclusivity by Catherine Amanda Mitchell Pdf

Author : José R. Ibáñez Ibáñez,José Francisco Fernández,Carmen M. Bretones
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 3039112465

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Contemporary Debates on the Short Story by José R. Ibáñez Ibáñez,José Francisco Fernández,Carmen M. Bretones Pdf

For nearly a century of being underestimated as a literary genre, the short story is currently experiencing a revival. The editors of this collection of articles have brought together the contributions of nine outstanding scholars in the field of the short story to reveal some of the many directions in which the genre is expanding. This book is a reasoned and well-documented anthology which casts light on new aspects of the short story. It participates in the current trend of short story criticism, characterized by the gathering in one single volume of a diversity of approaches with the main aim of promoting discussion on this thriving area of literary studies. The editors of this volume believe that a fruitful tension may rise by putting side by side insights into a not so well known tradition, on the one hand, and fresh considerations on unexpected developments of the short story, on the other. All in all, the short story emerges as a dynamic and flexible form that reacts and adapts itself better than any other literary genre to the challenges of the sceptical times we live in.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191637919

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The Aspern Papers and Other Stories by Henry James Pdf

'There's no baseness I wouldn't commit for Jeffrey Aspern's sake.' The poet Aspern, long since dead, has left behind some private papers. They are jealously guarded by an old lady, once his mistress and muse, a recluse in an old palazzo in Venice, tended by her ingenuous niece. A predatory critic is determined to seize them. What can he make of the younger woman? What are his motives? What are the papers worth and what is he prepared to pay? In all four stories collected here, including 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace', the figure of the artist is central. Extraordinarily prophetic, James explores the emergent new cult of the writer as celebrity, and asks, who cares about the work for itself? Can the man behind the artist ever truly be known, and does our knowledge explain the act of creativity? This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks which shed light on the genesis of the stories. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.