The Resource Washington Square, Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole
Washington Square, Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole
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- Summary
- One of the most instantly appealing of James's early masterpieces, Washington Square is a tale of a trapped daughter and domineering father, a quiet tragedy of money and love and innocence betrayed. Catherine Sloper, heiress to a fortune, attracts the attention of a good-looking but penniless young man, Morris Townsend, but her father is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will not consent to the marriage, regardless of the cost to his daughter. Out of this classic confrontation Henry James fashioned one of his most deftly searching shorter fictions, a tale of great depth of meaning and understanding. First published in 1880 but set some forty years earlier in a pre-Civil War New York, the novel reflects ironically on the restricted world in which its heroine is marooned. In his excellent introduction Adrian Poole reflects on the book's gestation and influences, the significance of place, and the insight with which the four principal players are drawn. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography, illuminating notes, and a discussion of stage and film adaptations of the story
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- New ed.
- Extent
- xxxv, 183 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199559190
- Label
- Washington Square
- Title
- Washington Square
- Statement of responsibility
- Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole
- Subject
-
- trueDomestic fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueFortune hunters
- Love stories
- Young women -- Fiction
- trueYoung women
- trueBooks for adult new readers
- trueWashington Square, New York City
- trueInheritance and succession
- trueSingle women
- Washington Square (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- trueFathers and daughters
- trueCourtship
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- trueHeirs and heiresses
- trueEnglish as a second language -- Self-instruction
- truePsychological fiction
- Children of the rich -- Fiction
- trueNew York City -- History -- 19th century
- trueClassics
- trueBooks to movies
- Courtship -- Fiction
- Beauty, Personal -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One of the most instantly appealing of James's early masterpieces, Washington Square is a tale of a trapped daughter and domineering father, a quiet tragedy of money and love and innocence betrayed. Catherine Sloper, heiress to a fortune, attracts the attention of a good-looking but penniless young man, Morris Townsend, but her father is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will not consent to the marriage, regardless of the cost to his daughter. Out of this classic confrontation Henry James fashioned one of his most deftly searching shorter fictions, a tale of great depth of meaning and understanding. First published in 1880 but set some forty years earlier in a pre-Civil War New York, the novel reflects ironically on the restricted world in which its heroine is marooned. In his excellent introduction Adrian Poole reflects on the book's gestation and influences, the significance of place, and the insight with which the four principal players are drawn. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography, illuminating notes, and a discussion of stage and film adaptations of the story
- Summary
- In the Washington Square area of New York City in the late nineteenth century, devastating betrayals by both her father and her lover leave shy and fragile Catherine Sloper permanently scarred
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10457319
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1843-1916
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- James, Henry
- Dewey number
- 813/.4
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS2116
- LC item number
- .W3 2010b
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 630
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Poole, Adrian
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- True
- Series statement
- Oxford world's classics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Washington Square (New York, N.Y.)
- Inheritance and succession
- Fathers and daughters
- Children of the rich
- Beauty, Personal
- Young women
- Courtship
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Washington Square, Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn646393897
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Extent
- xxxv, 183 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199559190
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2011380847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)646393897
- Label
- Washington Square, Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn646393897
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Extent
- xxxv, 183 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199559190
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2011380847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)646393897
Subject
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- Beauty, Personal -- Fiction
- trueBooks for adult new readers
- trueBooks to movies
- Children of the rich -- Fiction
- trueClassics
- trueCourtship
- Courtship -- Fiction
- trueDomestic fiction
- trueEnglish as a second language -- Self-instruction
- trueFathers and daughters
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- trueFortune hunters
- trueHeirs and heiresses
- trueInheritance and succession
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Love stories
- trueNew York City -- History -- 19th century
- truePsychological fiction
- trueSingle women
- Washington Square (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- trueWashington Square, New York City
- trueYoung women
- Young women -- Fiction
Genre
- trueBooks for adult new readers
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClassics
- trueDomestic fiction
- Fiction
- trueLove stories
- truePsychological fiction
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