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The Portrait of a Lady, arguably James's greatest novel, introduces us to Isabel Archer, a beautiful, vivacious, and independently minded American woman who travels to Europe and is seduced by its society. Her circle includes her terminally ill but deeply loving cousin, Ralph; the noble and adoring Lord Warburton; her witty and sarcastic friend Henrietta Stackpole; the meticulous aesthete Gilbert Osmond; the mysterious Madame Merle; and Caspar Goodwood, her passionate American suitor. Negotiating between the life each of them offers and represents, Isabel becomes part of one of the best books written about women's choices.
Movie buffs will be particularly interested in this volume, for all the novels in it have been made into films. The Bostonians was a Merchant-Ivory production in 1984. It starred Vanessa Redgrave as the feminist Olive Chancellor, sparring with southern gentleman Christopher Reeve! The Portrait of a Lady (1996), with Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich, was Jane Campion's opulent follow-up to The Piano. And Washington Square has been made into two major movies: the 1997 version starred Jennifer Jason- Leigh and Albert Finney; but the classic adaptation was William Wyler's 1949 film The Heiress, which starred Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, and Olivia de Havilland in an Oscar-winning role. It's a real treat to read a superb book and then see how major filmmakers transform it into cinema that is compelling and entertaining it its own right. --Raphael Shargel
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. SUPERB: CLASSIC: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1985) Third Printing (c. 1998), EXCELLENT cream paper-over-boards slip-case w/ double gilt-rule-bordered front panel displaying gilt-stamped LOA logo at top center, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW silk-finish sand-tan Brillianta linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, IMPECCABLE handsome white-on-tan LOA-patterned end-papers on heavy stock, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ tan-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps & silk tan page-marker ribbon, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed in 10-point Linotron-Galliard on SUPERB Olin-Nyalite paper * 5.0" x 8.12" x 1.68", 0.82 kg, 1249 pp. In slipcase: 5.30" x 8.46" x 1.76", 0.89 kg * CONTENTS: Novels 1871-1880: Washington Square (1), The Portrait of a Lady (191), The Bostonians (801); Chronology (1221), Note on the Texts (1237), Notes (1243) * ABOUT THE BOOK: This volume presents 3 of Henry James' greatest novels. From James' "middle period," these works focus on women who are torn in the crosscurrents of competing choices & the demands of social convention. Plain & bookish Catherine Sloper of "Washington Square" is courted by the dashingly handsome Morris Townsend, but her father, sure that such a man could only love Catherine for her money, forbids her to see him. The young heroine of "The Bostonians" is torn between loyalty to her southern beau and her attraction to one of James' most unusual characters, a wealthy Boston feminist! "The Portrait of a Lady", which many critics consider to be James' greatest novel, introduces us to a beautiful, vivacious & independently-minded American woman (Isabel Archer) who travels to Europe & is seduced by its society. Her circle includes her terminally ill but deeply loving cousin, Ralph; the noble & adoring Lord Warburton; her witty & sarcastic friend Henrietta Stackpole; the meticulous aesthete Gilbert Osmond; the mysterious Madame Merle; & Caspar Goodwood, her passionate American suitor. Negotiating between the life which each of them offers & represents, Isabel becomes the protagonist of one of the greatest books ever written about the choices women have faced. * HENRY JAMES (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., & brother of eminent psychologist & philosopher William James. He spent his early life in America & studied in Geneva, London & Paris during his adolescence to gain the worldly experience so prized by his father. He lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard Law School, & in 1864 began to contribute both criticism & tales to magazines. In 1869, & then in 1872-74, he paid visits to Europe & began his first novel, "Roderick Hudson". Late in 1875 he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, & Zola, & wrote "The American" (1877). In December 1876 he moved to London, where 2 years later he achieved international fame w/ "Daisy Miller". Other famous works include "Washington Square" (1880), "The Portrait of a Lady" (1881), "The Princess Casamassima" (1886), "The Aspern Papers" (1888), "The Turn of the Screw" (1898) & 3 large novels of the new century, "The Wings of the Dove" (1902), "The Ambassadors" (1903) & "The Golden Bowl" (1904). In 1905 he revisited the United States & wrote "The American Scene" (1907). * The LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations. Seller Inventory # 010335
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