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| - | '''Henry James, [[Order of Merit (Commonwealth)|OM]]''' ([[April 15]], [[1843]] – [[February 28]], [[1916]]), son of theologian [[Henry James Sr.]] and brother of the philosopher and psychologist [[William James]] and diarist [[Alice James]], was an [[United States|American]]-born [[author]] and [[literary criticism|literary critic]] of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He [[expatriate|spent much of his life]] in [[Europe]] and became a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[British subject|subject]] shortly before his death. He is primarily known for [[novel]]s, [[novella]]s and [[short story|short stories]] based on themes of [[consciousness]] and [[morality]]. | + | '''Henry James, [[Order of Merit (Commonwealth)|OM]]''' ([[April 15]], [[1843]] – [[February 28]], [[1916]]), son of theologian [[Henry James Sr.]] and brother of the philosopher and psychologist [[William James]] and diarist [[Alice James]], was an [[United States|American]]-born [[author]] and [[literary criticism|literary critic]] of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He [[American migration to Europe |spent much of his life in Europe]] and became a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[British subject|subject]] shortly before his death. He is primarily known for [[novel]]s, [[novella]]s and [[short story|short stories]] based on themes of [[consciousness]] and [[morality]]. |
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| + | * ''[[Watch and Ward]]'' (1871) | ||
| + | * ''[[Roderick Hudson]]'' (1875) | ||
| + | * ''[[The American (novel)|The American]]'' (1877) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Europeans]]'' (1878) | ||
| + | * ''[[Confidence (novel)|Confidence]]'' (1879) | ||
| + | * ''[[Washington Square (novel)|Washington Square]]'' (1880) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Portrait of a Lady]]'' (1881) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Bostonians]]'' (1886) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Princess Casamassima]]'' (1886) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Reverberator]]'' (1888) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Tragic Muse]]'' (1890) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Other House]]'' (1896) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Spoils of Poynton]]'' (1897) | ||
| + | * ''[[What Maisie Knew]]'' (1897) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Awkward Age]]'' (1899) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Sacred Fount]]'' (1901) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Wings of the Dove]]'' (1902) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Ambassadors]]'' (1903) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Golden Bowl]]'' (1904) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Whole Family]]'' (1908) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Outcry]]'' (1911) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Ivory Tower]]'' (1917) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Sense of the Past]]'' (1917) | ||
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| + | * ''[[Madame de Mauves]]'' (1874) | ||
| + | * ''[[Daisy Miller]]'' (1878) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Aspern Papers]]'' (1888) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]'' (1898) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Beast in the Jungle]]'' (1903) | ||
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| + | * ''[[Theatricals]]'' (1894) | ||
| + | * ''[[Theatricals: Second Series]]'' (1895) | ||
| + | * ''[[Guy Domville]]'' (1895) | ||
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| + | * ''[[French Poets and Novelists]]'' (1878) | ||
| + | * ''[[Hawthorne (book)|Hawthorne]]'' (1879) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Little Tour in France]]'' (1884) | ||
| + | * ''[[Partial Portraits]]'' (1888) | ||
| + | * ''[[Essays in London and Elsewhere]]'' (1893) | ||
| + | * ''[[Picture and Text]]'' (1893) | ||
| + | * ''[[William Wetmore Story and His Friends]]'' (1903) | ||
| + | * ''[[English Hours]]'' (1905) | ||
| + | * ''[[The American Scene]]'' (1907) | ||
| + | * ''[[Italian Hours]]'' (1909) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Small Boy and Others]]'' (1913) | ||
| + | * ''[[Notes on Novelists]]'' (1914) | ||
| + | * ''[[Notes of a Son and Brother]]'' (1914) | ||
| + | * ''[[Notebooks of Henry James|Notebooks]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Middle Years (autobiography)|The Middle Years]]'' (1917) | ||
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| + | * [[Henry James Sr.|Henry James Sr. (father)]] | ||
| + | * [[William James|William James (brother)]] | ||
| + | * [[Alice James|Alice James (sister)]] | ||
| + | * [[Lamb House]] | ||
| + | * ''[[New York Edition]]'' | ||
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| - | James significantly contributed to the criticism of [[fiction]], particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world. His imaginative use of [[point of view (literature)|point of view]], [[interior monologue]] and possibly [[unreliable narrator]]s in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to [[narrative]] fiction. An extraordinarily productive writer, he published substantive books of [[travel writing]], [[biography]], [[autobiography]] and visual [[art]]s criticism. | ||
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Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality.
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See also
- Watch and Ward (1871)
- Roderick Hudson (1875)
- The American (1877)
- The Europeans (1878)
- Confidence (1879)
- Washington Square (1880)
- The Portrait of a Lady (1881)
- The Bostonians (1886)
- The Princess Casamassima (1886)
- The Reverberator (1888)
- The Tragic Muse (1890)
- The Other House (1896)
- The Spoils of Poynton (1897)
- What Maisie Knew (1897)
- The Awkward Age (1899)
- The Sacred Fount (1901)
- The Wings of the Dove (1902)
- The Ambassadors (1903)
- The Golden Bowl (1904)
- The Whole Family (1908)
- The Outcry (1911)
- The Ivory Tower (1917)
- The Sense of the Past (1917)
- Madame de Mauves (1874)
- Daisy Miller (1878)
- The Aspern Papers (1888)
- The Turn of the Screw (1898)
- The Beast in the Jungle (1903)
- Theatricals (1894)
- Theatricals: Second Series (1895)
- Guy Domville (1895)
- French Poets and Novelists (1878)
- Hawthorne (1879)
- A Little Tour in France (1884)
- Partial Portraits (1888)
- Essays in London and Elsewhere (1893)
- Picture and Text (1893)
- William Wetmore Story and His Friends (1903)
- English Hours (1905)
- The American Scene (1907)
- Italian Hours (1909)
- A Small Boy and Others (1913)
- Notes on Novelists (1914)
- Notes of a Son and Brother (1914)
- Notebooks
- The Middle Years (1917)
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