Though Henry James is best remembered as a titan of nineteenth-century American literature and an important innovator in the domain of literary realism, he was also a key figure in the literary criticism of the period and helped to shape the era's...
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Though Henry James is best remembered as a titan of nineteenth-century American literature and an important innovator in the domain of literary realism, he was also a key figure in the literary criticism of the period and helped to shape the era's critical sensibility. In this fascinating volume, James focuses his critical lens on Nathaniel Hawthorne, his creative forebear, who many regard as one of James' only true literary equals in the American canon
Title; Contents; Chapter I - Early Years; Chapter II - Early Manhood; Chapter III - Early Writings; Chapter IV - Brook Farm and Concord; Chapter V - The Three American Novels; Chapter VI - England and Italy; Chapter VII - Last Years; Endnotes
