The Reverberator (The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James, Series Number 10) - Hardcover

James, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107002702 ISBN 13: 9781107002708

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Often overlooked by modern critics, The Reverberator was a departure from Henry James' immediately preceding novels, The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima, returning to the popular 'international theme' of his earlier fiction. Its comedy of manners explores the conflicting values of American and Europeanized characters in the context of topical cultural concerns. Most notably, in its satire on popular journalism and an emerging mass-media through the scandal sheet 'The Reverberator', the novel dramatizes what James presciently saw as the 'devouring publicity' of modern life. This edition, based on the most reliable of the work's first book appearances (Macmillan, 1888), provides a thorough account of the novel's sources and composition, literary and historical contexts, and extensive revision for the New York Edition (1908), as well as extensive annotation. It will be of interest to James scholars, students of nineteenth-century Anglo-American literature and culture, and historians of journalism and new media.

About this title

Book Description:

In 1888, Henry James turned from realist fiction, The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima, to a comedy of manners set in Paris and concerning a scandal sheet, 'The Reverberator'. Featuring comprehensive scholarly apparatus based on original research, this authoritative edition will be essential for scholars and advanced students.

About the Author:

Richard Salmon is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Leeds. He has published extensively on Henry James and on Victorian literature, including Henry James and the Culture of Publicity (Cambridge, 1997) and The Formation of the Victorian Literary Profession (Cambridge, 2013).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1107002702
• ISBN 13: 9781107002708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: Salmon Richard