{"product_id":"henry-james-gertrude-stein-and-charles-caramello-9780807857267","title":"Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and the Biographical ACT","description":"Focusing on biographical portraiture, Charles Caramello argues that Henry James and Gertrude Stein performed biographical acts in two senses of the phrase: they wrote biography, but as a cover for autobiography. Constructing literary genealogies while creating original literary forms, they used their biographical portraits of precursors and contemporaries to portray themselves as exemplary modern artists. Caramello advances this argument through close readings of four works that explore themes of artistry and influence and that experiment with forms of biographical portraiture: James's early biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his much later group biography, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Wetmore Story and His Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, and Stein's celebrated \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c\/i\u003e and her largely forgotten \u003ci\u003eFour in America\u003c\/i\u003e, which comprises biographies of Ulysses S. Grant, Wilbur Wright, Henry James, and George Washington. The first comparative study of these two great expatriate writers, \u003ci\u003eHenry James, Gertrude Stein, and the Biographical Act\u003c\/i\u003e addresses questions of art, influence, and literary culture by analyzing important biographical portraits that themselves address the same questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Caramello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807857262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807857267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\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 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Charles Caramello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962518163711,"sku":"9780807857267","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ce35ec1-3fae-4444-9170-97cf3f41fe06.jpg?v=1750651690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-james-gertrude-stein-and-charles-caramello-9780807857267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}