The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James, was published in three volumes in 1881. The masterpiece of the first phase of James's career, the novel is a study of Isabel Archer, a young American woman of great promise who travels to Europe and becomes a victim of her own provincialism. It offers a shrewd appraisal of the American character and embodies the national myth of freedom and equality hedged with historical blindness and pride.
The Norton Critical Edition of the book used in the Scholars at Wright Course includes textual variants of passages of the published work, notes from James' correspondence and working papers, as well as essays of interpretation and criticism.
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Check back here for a synopsis of the four lectures regarding Portrait of a Lady, and links to each lecturing professor's Curriculum Vitae. |
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