| The Golden Bowl: Introduction by Denis Donoghue Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author), Donoghue, Denis (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679417338 ISBN-13: 9780679417330 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1992 Annotation: Henry James' story of a pair of adulterous lovers who are married, respectively, to a rich American collector of European art and to his inexperienced daughter provides--beyond its expensive, burnished, beautifully appointed exteriors--an understanding of the risks and betrayals inherent in society that is unparalleled in literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92052927 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.46" H x 5.36" W x 8.34" (1.45 lbs) 632 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his shy daughter, Maggie, live in Europe, closely tied through their love of art and their mutual admiration. Maggie's future seems assured when she becomes the wife of a charming, though impoverished, Italian prince. But when Adam marries his daughter's friend Charlotte Stant, unaware that she is the prince's mistress, the stage is set for a complex and indirect battle between the two wives. The brilliant Charlotte is determined to keep her lover, while Maggie is determined to protect her beloved father from any knoweldge of their shared betrayal. The acuity with which Henry James calibrates the four characters' delicately shifting alliances and documents the maturation of a na ve young woman marks this as a magnificent achievement. The Golden Bowl was not only James's last major work but also the novel in which his unparalleled gift for psychological drama reached its height. Introduction by Denis Donoghue |