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The Portrait of a Lady Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady By Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James


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Summary

Henry James's most famous novel edited by the critically acclaimed author of Portrait of a Novel.

The Portrait of a Lady Summary

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

The New York Edition of the novel, accompanied by Michael Gorra's introduction and explanatory footnotes.
Background and contextual materials centering on James as a writer, The Portrait of a Lady in revision, and reviews of the novel by James's contemporaries.
Seven important critical essays, chosen for their accessibility.
A Chronology and Suggestions for Further Reading.

About the Series


Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

About Henry James

Michael Gorra is the Mary Augusta Jordan Professor of English at Smith College, where he has taught since 1985. He is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation and, for his work as a reviewer, of the Balakian Award from the National Book Critics Circle. His books include The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War; Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of on American Masterpiece, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography; The Bells in Their Silence: Travels through Germany; After Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie; The English Novel at Mid-Century; and, as editor, The Portable Conrad and the Norton Critical Editions of The Sound and the Fury and The Portrait of a Lady.

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NGR9780393938531
9780393938531
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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
New
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20171017
664
N/A
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