The turn of the screw : authoritative text, contexts, criticism / Henry James.
| Author/creator | James, Henry |
| Other author | Esch, Deborah, 1954- |
| Other author | Warren, Jonathan. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. / edited by Deborah Esch and Jonathan Warren. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton, ©1999. |
| Description | xiii, 271 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | A Norton critical edition Norton critical edition. ^A538572 |
| Contents | The text of The turn of the screw -- Contexts -- Criticism -- Henry James: a chronology. |
| Contents | Contents of "Criticism": Magic of evil and love -- A masterpiece by Mr. Henry James -- The story *** is distinctly repulsive -- Academy portraits: Henry James / Henry Harland -- Mr. James's new book -- Henry James as a ghost raiser / Droch -- On books at Christmas / John D. Barry -- Two volumes from Henry James -- The most hopelessly evil story -- Psychic phenomena -- Facts, or delusions / Oliver Elton -- The "Iron Scot" stenographer / William Lyon Phelps -- Henry James, and the ghostly / A.R. Orage -- Henry James's ghosts / Virginia Woolf -- A pre-Freudian reading of The turn of the screw / Harold C. Goddard -- Henry James to the ruminant reader: The turn of the screw / Edna Kenton -- The ambiguity of Henry James / Edmund Wilson -- A radio symposium / Katherine Anne Porter, Allen Tate, Mark Van Doren -- The Freudian reading of The turn of the screw / Robert B. Heilman -- Her ghosts, her other selves, those parts of ourselves / R.P. Blackmur -- The turn of the screw / Maurice Blanchot -- Introduction to Tales of the supernatural / Leon Edel -- The fantastic / Tzvetan Todorov -- Henry James: madness and the risks of practice (turning the screw of interpretation) / Shoshana Felman -- James: twists of the governess / Henry Sussman -- Recognition: servant in the ending / Bruce Robbins -- "Hanging fire": the primal scene of The turn of the screw / Ned Lukacher -- History and epistemology: the example of The turn of the screw / Paul B. Armstrong -- Henry James and the ghostly / T.J. Lustig. |
| Abstract | Presents the nineteenth-century short story in which a governess believes her two charges, ten-year-old Miles and eight-year-old Flora, are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants, and includes notes, a history of the novel, selections from James' letters and other writings, and critical essays. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-271). |
| Genre/form | Psychological fiction. |
| Genre/form | Ghost stories. |
| LCCN | 98031635 |
| ISBN | 039395904X (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780393959048 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS2116 .T8 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |