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The Other Henry James
Rowe
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Description for The Other Henry James
Paperback. Offers a vision of Henry James as a social critic whose later works can be read as rich with homo-erotic suggestiveness. Drawing from work in queer and feminist theory, this book argues that the most fruitful approach to James is one that ignores the elitist portrait of the formalist master. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
In The Other Henry James, John Carlos Rowe offers a new vision of Henry James as a social critic whose later works can now be read as rich with homoerotic suggestiveness. Drawing from recent work in queer and feminist theory, Rowe argues that the most fruitful approach to James today is one that ignores the elitist portrait of the formalist master in favor of the writer as a vulnerable critic of his own confused and repressive historical moment.
Rowe traces a particular development in James’s work, showing how in his early writings James criticized women’s rights, same-sex relations, and other ... Read more
In The Other Henry James, John Carlos Rowe offers a new vision of Henry James as a social critic whose later works can now be read as rich with homoerotic suggestiveness. Drawing from recent work in queer and feminist theory, Rowe argues that the most fruitful approach to James today is one that ignores the elitist portrait of the formalist master in favor of the writer as a vulnerable critic of his own confused and repressive historical moment.
Rowe traces a particular development in James’s work, showing how in his early writings James criticized women’s rights, same-sex relations, and other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
New Americanists
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822321477
SKU
V9780822321477
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About Rowe
John Carlos Rowe is Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, and author of numerous books, including The Theoretical Dimensions of Henry James.
Reviews for The Other Henry James
“Daring and dazzling in scope, John Carlos Rowe’s brilliant readings create the makings of an alternative canon for James’s career, one more suitable to our time.”—Daniel T. O’Hara, Temple University