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Enacting history in Henry James : narrative, power, and ethics, Edited by Gert Buelens, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- The Jamesian mode of writing, it has been claimed, actively works against an understanding of the way truth, history and power circulate in his texts. In this collection of essays, leading scholars of James analyse the strategies James used to address these crucial issues. Enacting History in Henry James claims that, because the type of knowledge available in James's fiction is never of a cognitive kind, the reader can never know 'truth' in any verifiable sense. James's writing instead promises an experiential type of knowledge, one that is attained by participating in the power games and moral dramas that unfold within the text. This collection argues that reading James ultimately requires not just an emotional responsiveness, but also an ethical assumption of responsibility for the act of reading. By placing James's work in a fresh theoretical context, this book throws fresh light on this most enigmatic of writers
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Enacting history in Henry James : narrative, power, and ethics
- Title
- Enacting history in Henry James
- Title remainder
- narrative, power, and ethics
- Statement of responsibility
- Edited by Gert Buelens
- Subject
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- Ethics in literature
- Fiction -- Technique
- James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Knowledge | History
- James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Technique
- Literature and history -- United States -- History
- Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 19th century
- Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century
- Power (Social sciences) in literature
- Reader-response criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Jamesian mode of writing, it has been claimed, actively works against an understanding of the way truth, history and power circulate in his texts. In this collection of essays, leading scholars of James analyse the strategies James used to address these crucial issues. Enacting History in Henry James claims that, because the type of knowledge available in James's fiction is never of a cognitive kind, the reader can never know 'truth' in any verifiable sense. James's writing instead promises an experiential type of knowledge, one that is attained by participating in the power games and moral dramas that unfold within the text. This collection argues that reading James ultimately requires not just an emotional responsiveness, but also an ethical assumption of responsibility for the act of reading. By placing James's work in a fresh theoretical context, this book throws fresh light on this most enigmatic of writers
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- index present
- Literary form
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- Buelens, Gert
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- Literature and history
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Power (Social sciences) in literature
- Reader-response criticism
- Ethics in literature
- Fiction
- James, Henry
- James, Henry
- Label
- Enacting history in Henry James : narrative, power, and ethics, Edited by Gert Buelens, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- CR9780511553660
- Extent
- xv, 215 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780511553660
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Type of computer file
- PDF.
- Label
- Enacting history in Henry James : narrative, power, and ethics, Edited by Gert Buelens, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- CR9780511553660
- Extent
- xv, 215 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780511553660
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Type of computer file
- PDF.
Subject
- Ethics in literature
- Fiction -- Technique
- James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Knowledge | History
- James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Technique
- Literature and history -- United States -- History
- Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 19th century
- Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century
- Power (Social sciences) in literature
- Reader-response criticism
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