Otra vuelta de tuerca / The Turn of the Screw (El Barco de Papel / The Paper ship) - Softcover

James, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8495311186 ISBN 13: 9788495311184

Publisher: Jorge a Mestas Ediciones, 2005

Synopsis

156pp , ABOUT THE AUTHOR :: Henry James (New York, April 15, 1843 London, February 28, 1916 ) was an American writer and literary critic (though he spent much time in Europe and became a naturalized British near the end of his life) from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for his novels and stories based on the technical point of view , allowing you the psychological analysis of the characters from within. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and younger brother of philosopher and psychologist William James.Como writer sees James as one of the great figures of the transatlantic literature. His works are often based on the juxtaposition of characters in the Old World , artistic, corrupting and seductive and the New World , where people are often honest and open , although its nuances and variations are multiple. In his works he prefers the internal and psychological drama, and is a regular topic of his alienation . His early works are considered realistic , but in fact during his long career he maintained a strong interest in a variety of artistic movements. His works have been adapted to film many times by directors such as William Wyler ( The Heiress ) adaptation of the novel Washington Square, Jack Clayton ( Thriller ) or James Ivory ( The Bostonians , The Golden Bowl ) . The feeling of being an American in Europe is a recurring theme in his books, which contrasted American innocence ( a united kindness to an absolute ignorance of European culture and society ) with the sophistication of the Old Continent . This contrast between innocence and experience the corrupting shown in works such as Roderick Hudson or American . In a second step this contrast is between a child lost in the world of adults , who are causing their suffering. So in his work of 1879 What Maisie Knew , in which both parents of a child are separated , use it in their mutual resentment and eventually ignore it . In later works the aforementioned contrast will focus on the ar

About this edition

• Publisher: Jorge a Mestas Ediciones
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 8495311186
• ISBN 13: 9788495311184
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 192