The Later Style Of Henry James
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Edition: 1st ed.,
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A landmark work in stylistic analysis, The Later Style of Henry James presents a rigorous and systematic examination of the linguistic and rhetorical techniques that define Henry James's mature prose. Seymour Chatman, a distinguished scholar of narrative and style, argues that James's late period — encompassing novels such as The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl — represents one of the most complex and sophisticated achievements in the English language. Drawing on the tools of modern linguistics, Chatman details the syntactic structures, nominal style, and elaborate sentence constructions that give James's later work its famously dense and nuanced character. Part of the Language and Style Series, this academic study illustrates how stylistic choices are never merely ornamental but are instead deeply bound up with meaning, consciousness, and narrative perspective. It remains an essential reference for students and scholars of Henry James, American literature, and the broader field of literary stylistics.
Author: Seymour Chatman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Basil Blackwell, Oxford
Genre: Literary theory
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: VG. Jacket: in good condition; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work in stylistic analysis, The Later Style of Henry James presents a rigorous and systematic examination of the linguistic and rhetorical techniques that define Henry James's mature prose. Seymour Chatman, a distinguished scholar of narrative and style, argues that James's late period — encompassing novels such as The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl — represents one of the most complex and sophisticated achievements in the English language. Drawing on the tools of modern linguistics, Chatman details the syntactic structures, nominal style, and elaborate sentence constructions that give James's later work its famously dense and nuanced character. Part of the Language and Style Series, this academic study illustrates how stylistic choices are never merely ornamental but are instead deeply bound up with meaning, consciousness, and narrative perspective. It remains an essential reference for students and scholars of Henry James, American literature, and the broader field of literary stylistics.