Intensely Family: Inheritance of Family Shame and the Autobiographies of Henry James (Wisconsin Studies in American Autobiography) - Softcover

Holly, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 029914724X ISBN 13: 9780299147242

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995

Synopsis

Documenting the connotations of James's phrase ""intensely family"", this text examines the shame-based psychology bred by his parents and its impact on James's literary career. It draws on a collection of James's unpublished correspondence with his sister-in-law and nephew.

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Review

All future studies of Henry James, in order to be fully effective, must take on the task of confronting the critical mass of the James Family. This is precisely what Carol Holly has done. "Intensely Family" is original in both the material it covers and the approach it takes; it is thorough and scrupulous in its scholarship, clearly and effectively written. Martha Banta, University of California, Los Angeles" "All future studies of Henry James, in order to be fully effective, must take on the task of confronting the critical mass of the James Family. This is precisely what Carol Holly has done. "Intensely Family" is original in both the material it covers and the approach it takes; it is thorough and scrupulous in its scholarship, clearly and effectively written."--Martha Banta, University of California, Los Angeles

About the Author

Carol Holly is professor of English at St. Olaf College. She is a member of the editorial board of The Henry James Review and is a past president of the Henry James Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 029914724X
• ISBN 13: 9780299147242
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224