The Father - A Life of Henry James, Sr. (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)

A biography of the passionate, contradictory father of William, Henry and Alice James. The author counters the popular view - a view that the James family perpetuated - that Henry James Sr was a ""benignant"" man who devoted himself to the good of his children, preached tolerance, and practised self-effacement. Instead, he shows us a man who developed a convoluted personal philosophy to account for his own feelings of pain and guilt, his conviction of his essential sinfulness and capacity for evil, and his fragile sense of self. The work sets Henry James Sr in the broader intellectual and cultural context of his age. As well as throwing light on the development of James's two sons, it is also a study of how families work.

General

Imprint:	University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	October 2001
Authors:	Alfred Habegger
Dimensions:	230 x 157 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	608
Edition:	1st pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-55849-331-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-55849-331-X
Barcode:	9781558493315

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