Description
A scholarly edition of the short fiction of Henry James, comprising nine tales including 'The Aspern Papers' and 'The Liar'.
About the Author
Rosella Mamoli Zorzi is professor emerita of Anglo-American Literature at the University of Venice Ca' Foscari. She has edited several selections of Henry James's letters, both in Italian and in English, including: Letters from the Palazzo Barbaro (1998), Beloved Boy. Letters to Hendrik C. Andersen 1899-1915 (2004) and Letters to Isabella Stewart Gardner (2009). She is also the author of multiple works on Henry James, and most recent volume is Ralph W.Curtis, un pittore americano a Venezia (2019), of which she is preparing an English, revised edition. Simone Francescato is an Associate Professor in Anglo-American literature and culture at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He is also the author of Collecting and Appreciating: Henry James and the Transformation of Aesthetics in the Age of Consumption (2010).
Reviews
'This exemplary edition of Henry James's writing reminds us how modern he was - how alive to paradox and uncertainty, how awake to nuance and, for someone so committed to the art of fiction, how sceptical, finally, of his own processes.' Elizabeth Lowry, Times Literary Supplement
Book Information
ISBN 9781107029644
Author Henry James
Format Hardback
Page Count 898
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1410g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 52mm