Desire and Love in Henry James: A Study of the Late Novels

by David McWhirter

With painful consistency, Henry James denied his characters the experience of fulfilled love. Not surprisingly, many critics have concluded that he simply could not accept the idea of people loving. Yet in the final pages of The Golden Bowl, James affirms and celebrates the renewal of Maggie Verver's marriage and the consummation of her passion. How did he arrive at this belated embrace of love? David McWhirter argues that James' last three novels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521127173
• ISBN13: 9780521127172
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"