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Generous mistakes : incidents of error in Henry James / Michael Anesko.

Author/creator Anesko, Michael author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Descriptionxi, 133 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Summary By combining the techniques of textual criticism and the insights of close reading, 'Generous Mistakes' offers new perspectives not only on two of Henry James's major novels (The Portrait of a Lady and The Ambassadors) but also on the process by which they became the books we know-or think we know. Through a better understanding of the conditions of production that affected James's author function, we achieve a deeper appreciation of the historical contingencies of his artistry. Closely examining new forms of evidence (even fingerprints), 'Generous Mistakes' contends that authorship is a hybrid construction, a sometimes unpredictable sequence of different forms of practice, each of which contributes meaningfully to the texts we read and analyze. Offering a sustained examination of the 'textual condition' of James's work-going beyond the relatively familiar ground of authorial revision-this study brings into sharper focus the complex and sometimes arbitrary factors that contributed to the making of two masterpieces of modern fiction and to the legend of the master who wrote them.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780198794882 hardback
ISBN0198794886 hardback

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Joyner General Stacks PS2125 .A54 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold