Henry James's American Girl: The Embroidery on the Canvas

by Virginia C. Fowler

The figure of the American girl is one that surfaces regularly in Henry James's fiction. Most prominent in the international novels, where the compelling portrait of an Isabel Archer or a Maggie Verver commands attention. James's girl is a complex character eager for experience yet crippled by fear, hungry for selfhood yet tragically incapable of achieving it. In this lucid exploration of James's young women, Professor Fowler examines the psychology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299095703
• ISBN13: 9780299095703
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"