| Contents |
Introduction : the promise of art -- Promising others : The Portrait of a Lady -- Promising for others : The Turn of the Screw -- Promising oneself : The Ambassadors -- Promising to love : The Wings of the Dove -- Promising to lie : The Golden Bowl -- Promising the future : "The beast in the jungle" -- Promising the past : "The figure in the carpet." |
| Abstract |
"Exploring the relationship between Henry James's ethical vision and his densely metaphorical style, his experiments with narrative time, and his radical reimagining of perspective, this book argues that the moral issues raised by a work of fiction are as much a product of its form as of its content"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Burrows, Stuart, 1967- Henry James and the promise of fiction Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009419710 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2023022401 |
| ISBN | 9781009419697 |
| ISBN | 1009419692 |
| ISBN | 9781009419680 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1009419684 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
