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Delicate Pursuit - Discretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton (Paperback)
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Delicate Pursuit - Discretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors
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Delicate Pursuit explores the way in which Henry James and Edith
Wharton treated subject matter that was considered controversial by
American publishers at the turn of the century. In their treatment
of risque topics, James and Wharton pursued discretion, the key
concept of this study, in order to avoid censorship. Discretion
marks not only the author's relationship to their subject matter
but also the behavior of the characters in the fiction. This study
takes into particular account the influence of the French literary
tradition on these two authors. At the crossroads of the new
freedom of expression opened up by French realism and the
persisting puritanical standards of their American audiences, James
and Wharton sough safe ways to address adult sexuality, and the
French theme of adulterous love in particular.
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