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"Under the guise of simply 'telling a story' about the young Henry James's stay in Paris in 1875-76, Peter Brooks describes the progressive emergence of the whole of novelistic modernity during the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. You have to be, like Brooks, both historian and theorist, a scholar both of things French and American, to so masterfully carry out this project."--Philippe Hamon, Professor Emeritus, La Sorbonne Nouvelle
"Henry James Goes to Paris is a delight to read. Peter Brooks writes with much grace and with an intimate knowledge of James's novels and of the French masters (Flaubert, the Goncourt brothers, Zola) James came to know during his stay in Paris in 1875-76. The central theme of this wide-ranging and original study is James's early misunderstanding and even misreading of the French avant-garde writers that in time, however, contributed to his mature vision of the art of the novel. Brooks treats his subject with much subtlety, solid scholarship, and flexibility of mind."--Victor Brombert, author of Trains of Thought
"This critical narrative about James's relations with Paris and the circle of writers he encountered when he took up residence there in 1875 is a great pleasure to read. What makes it especially attractive is the fact that Brooks relies so heavily on primary documents. We have the illusion of learning about James directly, often in his own words. Most people today do not read criticism. They read narrative, and that's why biography is so popular. Yet to the degree that criticism can find a narrative form, it will find readers outside a narrow range of specialists. I expect this book to do that."--Michael Gorra, author of The Bells in Their Silence: Travels through Germany
"This is a thoroughly well-crafted, nuanced, and very Jamesian story about cross-cultural contact, modernity, and how one fine mind assimilated the most advanced (if not necessarily the 'best') artistic theories of his day. The result is a live picture of a crucial moment in the development of the novel."--Nicholas Dames, Columbia University
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- Title Henry James Goes to Paris
- Author Peter Brooks
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2008-12-14
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780691138428 / 0691138427
- Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.06 x 6.18 x 0.68 in (20.47 x 15.70 x 1.73 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- New York Times Book Review, 01/25/2009, Page 20
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