Adapting to the Stage: Theatre and the Work of Henry JamesThe American novelist and playwright, Henry James, was drawn to the theatre and the shifting conventions of drama throughout his writing career. This study demonstrates that from the 1890s onwards James concentrated on adapting his novels and stories to and from the stage, and increasingly employed metaphors that spoke of novel-writing in terms of playwriting. Christopher Greenwood argues that these metaphors helped James to conceive himself as an artist who composed characters dramatically and visually, and in doing so sets his novels significantly apart from those of his contemporaries. |
Contents
Psychological Space in The Summersoft Group and the Late Plays | 25 |
Ellipsis and the Fourth Wall | 96 |
Abandoning the Soliloquy | 116 |
Copyright | |
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Adapting to the Stage: Theatre and the Work of Henry James Chris Greenwood No preview available - 2018 |
Adapting to the Stage: Theatre and the Work of Henry James Chris Greenwood No preview available - 2017 |
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