Delicate Pursuit : Discretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Major Literary Authors
ISBN-10
0415938600
ISBN-13
9780415938600
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 30th, 2002
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
476 grams
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This work explores the way in which Henry James and Edith Wharton treated subject matter that was considered controversial by American publishers at the turn of the century and how they pursued 'discretion', in order to avoid censorship.
Delicate Pursuit explores the way in which Henry James and Edith Wharton treated subject matter that was considered controversial by American publishers at the turn of the century. In their treatment of risque topics, James and Wharton pursued discretion, the key concept of this study, in order to avoid censorship. Discretion marks not only the author''s relationship to their subject matter but also the behavior of the characters in the fiction.
This study takes into particular account the influence of the French literary tradition on these two authors. At the crossroads of the new freedom of expression opened up by French realism and the persisting puritanical standards of their American audiences, James and Wharton sough safe ways to address adult sexuality, and the French theme of adulterous love in particular.
This study takes into particular account the influence of the French literary tradition on these two authors. At the crossroads of the new freedom of expression opened up by French realism and the persisting puritanical standards of their American audiences, James and Wharton sough safe ways to address adult sexuality, and the French theme of adulterous love in particular.
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