The Tragic Muse
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Henry James's The Tragic Muse is a sweeping novel of manners that chronicles the collision between art, ambition, and social obligation in late Victorian England. At its heart, the novel follows two protagonists — Nick Dormer, a promising young politician torn between a career in Parliament and his true passion for painting, and Miriam Rooth, a raw but determined young woman who transforms herself into a celebrated actress through sheer will and talent. James constructs a rich and psychologically acute portrait of the artistic temperament, arguing that the pursuit of beauty demands a ruthless sacrifice of convention and comfort. Written with James's characteristic irony and precision, the novel presents the theatre and the studio as arenas where identity itself is endlessly performed and reinvented. First published in 1890, The Tragic Muse remains one of James's most ambitious and underappreciated works, illuminating the tensions between public duty and private vocation that defined the age.
Author: Henry James
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Henry James's The Tragic Muse is a sweeping novel of manners that chronicles the collision between art, ambition, and social obligation in late Victorian England. At its heart, the novel follows two protagonists — Nick Dormer, a promising young politician torn between a career in Parliament and his true passion for painting, and Miriam Rooth, a raw but determined young woman who transforms herself into a celebrated actress through sheer will and talent. James constructs a rich and psychologically acute portrait of the artistic temperament, arguing that the pursuit of beauty demands a ruthless sacrifice of convention and comfort. Written with James's characteristic irony and precision, the novel presents the theatre and the studio as arenas where identity itself is endlessly performed and reinvented. First published in 1890, The Tragic Muse remains one of James's most ambitious and underappreciated works, illuminating the tensions between public duty and private vocation that defined the age.