ENGL 347
Henry James Fall 2014
Division I
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Henry James’ brilliant, demanding innovations of prose style and acute psychological and ethical explorations mark the shift from the nineteenth-century to the modern novel. James writes about what it meant for American and European societies around the turn of the twentieth century to be mutually exposed to, and by, one another. His work examines what it means to be civilized, to be smart, and to be rich. In so doing, it raises intriguing issues of empire and of reverse colonization. We will consider how the drama of consciousness is stretched to — and past — the limit in his characters’ struggles with love and conscience, and in his own preoccupation with capturing and experimenting stylistically with the narrative logic of the passions. Texts will be drawn from the novellas, including Daisy Miller, The Pupil, The Beast in the Jungle, and The Turn of the Screw; from such novels as Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, What Maisie Knew, and The Ambassadors; from James’ travel writings; and from critical essays.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 1611
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: two essays eight-ten pages
Prerequisites: a 100-level English course, or a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement examination in English Literature or a 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate
Enrollment Preferences: junior and senior English majors
Distributions: Division I
Attributes: ENGL Literary Histories B

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