Eguchi, Tomoko,

Ethical aestheticism in the early works of Henry James : the shadow of John Ruskin / by Tomoko Eguchi. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

This study re-locates the work of Henry James by revealing parallels between the aestheticism of John Ruskin and that of James. It explores a mix of well-known fictional texts alongside James's essays and tales, which are less frequently analysed, but which, nevertheless, offer important insights into James's attitude to his artistic method. Tracing James's early development in comparison with Ruskin's, this book also explores German Romantic thought and the idealism of Kant, Goethe and Hegel. While examining the German connections with James, this study is also alert to James's relations with.

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James, Henry, 1843-1916 --Aesthetics.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 --Aesthetics.
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.


Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
Aesthetics.


Electronic books.

PS2127.A35

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