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Henry James

Henry James, OM, son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction. He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. His plots centered on personal relationships, the proper exercise of power in such relationships, and other moral questions. His method of writing from the point of view of a character within a tale allowed him to explore the phenomena of consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting.James insisted that writers in Great Britain and America should be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world, as French authors were. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to realistic fiction, and foreshadowed the modernist work of the twentieth century. An extraordinarily productive writer, in addition to his voluminous works of fiction he published articles and books of travel writing, biography, autobiography, and criticism,and wrote plays, some of which were performed during his lifetime with moderate success. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales.
életév: 15 április 1843 28 február 1916

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Teddyidézettelőző év
He did stand there!—but high up, be­yond the lawn and at the very top of the tower to which, on that first morn­ing, lit­tle Flora had con­ducted me.
Teddyidézettelőző év
He has red hair, very red, close-curl­ing, and a pale face, long in shape, with straight, good fea­tures and lit­tle, rather queer whiskers that are as red as his hair. His eye­brows are, some­how, darker; they look par­tic­u­larly arched and as if they might move a good deal. His eyes are sharp, strange—aw­fully; but I only know clearly that they’re rather small and very fixed. His mouth’s wide, and his lips are thin, and ex­cept for his lit­tle whiskers he’s quite clean-shaven. He gives me a sort of sense of look­ing like an ac­tor.”
Teddyidézettelőző év
Peter Quint—his own man, his valet, when he was here!
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