{"product_id":"a-historical-guide-to-henry-john-carlos-rowe-9780195121346","title":"A Historical Guide to Henry James","description":"The New York City-born Henry James (1843-1916)-eminent novelist, amateur psychologist, inveterate bachelor-epitomizes, to many, the turn-of-the-century literary observer of social mores. His shrewd portraits of upper-class Anglo American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries distilled the differences between the Old World and the New, the rise of American entrepreneurship, and an aesthetically charged European sensibility. With fictional works like \u003cem\u003eWashington Square, The Turn of the Screw, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, he displayed characters of great psychological depth, careful narrative detail, and distinctly vivid prose. With a brief biography, concise bibliographical essay, and six essays devoted to cultural context that defined him, \u003cem\u003eA Historical Guide to Henry James\u003c\/em\u003e offers an excellent primer to the author's fiction and the cultural milieu that influenced him\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Carlos Rowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195121341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195121346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"John Carlos Rowe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321193722111,"sku":"9780195121346","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9ed4521-bb45-4d70-9ed9-7e1c9e8b56c3.jpg?v=1696329605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-historical-guide-to-henry-john-carlos-rowe-9780195121346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}