Henry James's CriticismIn this volume Mr. Roberts analyzes James' artistic faith, the ideas enmeshed in the "story of one story," as James calls his Prefaces. He traces James' development as a critic from rather crude beginnings to the finely wrought criticism of his mature years. |
Contents
FRENCH POETS AND NOVELISTS | 29 |
PARTIAL PORTRAITS AND Essays in LondoN | 55 |
PREFACES AND NOTES ON NOVELISTS | 81 |
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