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The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

Editorial: Alma Books LTD

Pàgines: 580

Any: 2016

EAN: 9781847495754

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Sobre el libro The Portrait of a Lady de Henry James publicado por Alma Books LTD al 2016:

Having travelled from her native New York to London to meet her relatives, Isabel Archer, a young, independently minded young woman, rejects the marriage proposals of two suitors in her determination to stay in control of her destiny. When she suddenly comes into a large legacy, Isabel believes that this windfall will finally ensure the freedom that she yearns for and embarks on an exhilarating journey through France and Italy, only to find her endeavours thwarted by the sinister plotting of some of her acquaintances.Considered by many to be Henry James´s finest novel, The Portrait of a Lady is a subtle examination of Victorian society and power relations, providing a groundbreaking psychological study of its protagonist. This volume is based on the authoritative New York Edition, and includes the author´s seminal preface...
Henry James

Sobre Henry James

Henry James (Nova York, 1843 - Londres 1916)

Va néixer en una família acomodada, ben relacionada amb artistes i escriptors, i ja de ben jove va viatjar per tot Europa. Va començar a estudiar Dret, però va preferir orientar la seva carrera cap a literatura i va col·laborar assíduament amb diaris i revistes. Es va relacionar amb grans autors de la seva època, com Edith Wharton, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gustave Flaubert i Ivan Turguénev. La seva obra descriu la complexitat de l’alta...

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