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Isabel Archer, a young American, accompanies her eccentric aunt to Europe, where her wit and beautyin addition to her substantial inheritancequickly attract all manner of eager suitors. But beneath the romantic elegance of salons and ballrooms lies a tangle of treachery, deceit, and suffering. The most enduringly popular of Henry James' novels, The Portrait of a Lady reflects the author's interest in the contrast between the Old and New Worlds. He traces Isabel's progress across England, Paris, Florence, and Rome with trenchant observations on customs and attitudes. The heroine's difficulties in reconciling her personal liberty with social propriety express James' shrewd appraisals of the naivete and nobility of the American character, as well as his views on the subtle refinements and conventionality of European culture. A gripping exploration of the clash between freedom and responsibility, this novel offers an accessible entree into the work of Henry James.
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The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James
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- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Henry James
- Éditeur
- Dover
- Publié
- 2006
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN10
- 0486452417
- ISBN13
- 9780486452418
- Séries
- Retrato de una dama
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Thème historique, Amour, Femmes, Classiques, États-Unis, France, Plantes, Littérature américaine, Europe du Sud, Italie, Angleterre, 19e siècle, Grande-Bretagne, Adapté au cinéma, Mariage, Londres, Amérique, Maladies, Voyage, Paris (ville), Destin, Rome, Herbes, Roms, Fraudes, Héritage, Florence, Flux de conscience
- Première publication
- 1881
- Titre original
- The Portrait of a Lady
- Évaluation
- 4,05 sur 5
- Description
- Isabel Archer, a young American, accompanies her eccentric aunt to Europe, where her wit and beautyin addition to her substantial inheritancequickly attract all manner of eager suitors. But beneath the romantic elegance of salons and ballrooms lies a tangle of treachery, deceit, and suffering. The most enduringly popular of Henry James' novels, The Portrait of a Lady reflects the author's interest in the contrast between the Old and New Worlds. He traces Isabel's progress across England, Paris, Florence, and Rome with trenchant observations on customs and attitudes. The heroine's difficulties in reconciling her personal liberty with social propriety express James' shrewd appraisals of the naivete and nobility of the American character, as well as his views on the subtle refinements and conventionality of European culture. A gripping exploration of the clash between freedom and responsibility, this novel offers an accessible entree into the work of Henry James.