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Henry James stands as one of the preeminent writers of the late 19th/early 20th century period; however, the world he wrote about has since disappeared. This collection of essays provides pedagogical assistance for several of his short stories--including ""The Jolly Corner"", ""The Europeans"" and ""Travelling Companions""--and his most anthologized longer works. It is aimed at instructors who do not consider themselves experts on James' work. Each essay approaches a single work, offering a critical analysis as well as providing pedagogical suggestions for how to introduce both the work and the relevant social issues to students of the 21st century.

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Author:   Kathleen McDonald ,  Anne S. Jung
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.231kg
ISBN:  

9781476684253

ISBN 10:   1476684251
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Setting the Scene Kathleen McDonald “[She] is not, after all, a Comanche savage”: Reading Daisy Miller and Teaching Inclusive Excellence Jayson Baker ­Gold-Digger with a Purpose: Class Delusions and Disparities in “A ­Landscape-painter” Katherine Shloznikova Painting “a picture out of her setting”: The Jamesian Picturesque, the Claude Mirror Effect, and the Racial and National Dynamic in The Europeans Nevena Stojanovic Providing Contexts and Contextualization: Prosper Mérimée’s “La Vénus d’Ille,” James’ “The Last of the Valerii,” and The Portrait of a Lady Anne S. Jung “Bedizened in this unnatural garb”: Fashion, Rivalry, and the Supernatural in Teaching “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes” Alissa Burger Beneath an Italian Sky: Europe and Artistic Education in “Travelling Companions” and “The Madonna of the Future” Bruno Penteado Memory, Imagination, and the Recovery of the Past in the Present: The American Scene and “The Jolly Corner” Ronald A. Bosco The Specter of Tradition and Liberal Agency in “Owen Wingrave” Mercedes García Palma What to Do with a Dead Author: A Study of Influence Between Henry James’ “The Figure in the Carpet” and Roland Barthes’ “The Death of the Author” Jamie Bowman About the Contributors Index

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Kathleen McDonald is a professor of English at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, the university assessment coordinator at Norwich University and regularly participates in regional accreditations, and presents at conferences. Anne S. Jung is vice president of academic affairs, dean of the college, and associate professor of English at Maria College in Albany, New York. Her current research interests include 19th century American Romance, art and gender in the literature of Henry James, as well as the pedagogy of teaching Cultural Studies.

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