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The Portrait of a Lady (Paperback, New)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Henry James is one of the giants of American literary history. From
the novella "Daisy Miller" and classic short stories such as "The
Turn of the Screw" to the popular short novel Washington Square and
intricately woven and highly complex later novels such as The
Golden Bowl and TheAmbassadors, James's work is a required stop on
any journey through our nation's artistic and cultural heritage.
An undisputed masterpiece, The Portrait of a Lady is arguably
James's most popular work, and certainly the finest of his early
novels. It focuses on Isabel Archer, a young, intelligent, and
spirited American girl, determined to relish her first experience
of Europe. She rejects two eligible suitors in her fervent
commitment to liberty and independence, declaring that she will
never marry. Thanks to the generosity of her devoted cousin Ralph,
she is free to make her own choice about her destiny. Yet in the
intoxicating worlds of Paris, Florence, and Rome, her fond
illusions of self-reliance are twisted by the machinations of her
friends and apparent allies. What had seemed to be a vista of
infinite promise steadily closes around her and becomes instead a
"house of suffocation."
Portrait of a Lady is at once a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal
and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in a web
of relations she only comes to understand too late. This new
edition includes helpful notes on the numerous changes James made
between the first edition and the revised New York Edition,
reproduced here, an up-to-date bibliography, and a new chronology.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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