Essays About Henry james
Post-Civil War American Literature saw a transition from the prominence of romance to the development of realism. In the late 1800’s, the United States was experiencing swift growth and change as a result of a changing economy, society, and culture because of an influx in the number of immigrants into America. (Spiller 35) Whereas authors…
“If Only I Had Known”Henry James always managed to keep certain themes in his works similar. The one that usually stands out most is his literary battles between American and European customs. This is especially apparent in three of his other works, Daisy Miller: A Study, Roderick Hudson, and The Portrait Of A Lady. However,…
Description: Henry James OM was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.
Born: April 15, 1843, New York, New York, United States
Died: February 28, 1916, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Short stories: The Turn of the Screw, Daisy Miller
Siblings: William James, Alice James, Robertson James, Garth Wilkinson James
Parents: Henry James Sr., Mary Robertson Walsh
