{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-lady","title":"Portrait of a Lady","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePortrait of a Lady\u003c\/h1\u003eHenry James\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: W. W. Norton  \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eAugust 1 1995\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780393966466\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0393966461\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: In a sense, there are two distinctly separate Portraits--the 1880-81 First Edition and the New York Edition, which James extensively revised. The editor has meticulously prepared a list of textual variants to facilitate comparative reading of the novel. Nina Baym, F. O. Matthiessen, and Anthony J. Mazzella provide differing interpretations of James's revision process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Henry James and the Novel culls autobiographical excerpts from James's other writings--his \u003cem\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/em\u003e, the intentionally autobiographical \u003cem\u003eA Small Boy and Others\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Son and Brother\u003c\/em\u003e, and the travel books \u003cem\u003eItaly Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Roman Holiday\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRoman Rides\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Reviews and Criticism provides both chronological and critical perspective on \u003cem\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/em\u003e. Four reviews from 1882 outline the novel's initial critical reception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seven important essays from the period 1954-1991 provide a wide range of critical responses by Dorothy Van Ghent, William H. Gass, Laurence B. Holland, Charles Feidelson, Louis Auchincloss, William Veeder, and Millicent Bell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical Aids includes judiciously selected secondary works on James from the wealth of material published yearly.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391004475437,"sku":"20191","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_3d8d3b50-b2a1-4263-b922-40ea54a0b70d.jpg?v=1787350470","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-lady","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}