Roderick Hudson / Henry James ; edited with an introduction by Geoffrey Moore, and notes by Patricia Crick.
By: James, Henry [author]
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Contributor(s): Moore, Geoffrey [author of introduction, etc.] | Crick, Patricia [commentator for written text].
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BookSeries: Penguin classics: Publisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, [1986]Copyright date: ©1986Description: 398 pages ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0140432647 (paperback); 9780140432640 (paperback).Subject(s): American fictionDDC classification: 813.4 JAM
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 813.4 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00063569 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 813.4 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00063580 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When wealthy Rowland Mallet first sees a sculpture by Roderick Hudson, he is astounded and pronounces it to be a work of genius, and is equally entranced by the sculptor's beauty, spirit and charisma. Wishing to give the impoverished artist the opportunity to develop his talent, he takes Roderick from America to Rome, where he becomes the talk of the city. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and Rowland loses control of his protege, while both fall in love with women they cannot ever have. Can Roderick be saved from the path to self-destruction he seems set on? One of Henry James's first novels, Roderick Hudson (1875) is a compelling depiction of the artistic temperament and of a young man who, like Icarus, flies too close to the sun.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Henry James, American novelist and literary critic, was born in 1843 in New York City. Psychologist-philosopher William James was his brother. By the age of 18, he had lived in France, England, Switzerland, Germany, and New England. In 1876, he moved to London, having decided to live abroad permanently.James was a prolific writer; his writings include 22 novels, 113 tales, 15 plays, approximately 10 books of criticism, and 7 travel books. His best-known works include Daisy Miller, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The American Scene. His works of fiction are elegant and articulate looks at Victorian society; while primarily set in genteel society, James subtlely explores class issues, sexual repression, and psychological distress.
Henry James died in 1916 in London. The James Memorial Stone in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, commemorates him.
(Bowker Author Biography)