Wm & H'ry: Literature, Love, and the Letters between Wiliam and Henry James (Muse Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609381513 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Marvel of a Book Helene Cardona J.C. Hallman's "Wm & H'ry" is an insightful, thorough analysis of Henry and William James's letters,a delightfully intelligent and intimate study of their work, mutual influence,and the profound impact of the masters' legacy.~ Hélène Cardona, actor, poet and Henry James Scholar, author of Dreaming My Animal Selves. A Sumptuous Little Book Chris Hallman's paean to the James brothers' intimate 800-letter correspondence is, for the James' family fan and lover of the American intellectual tradition, a surprisingly sumptuous little book. I marvel at the author's fluid movement from section to section, cobbling together a yen to ramble with a debunking of some scurrilous Jamesian myths. The resulting fabric becomes a pure pleasure to read. In a world of James scholarship, laden with tomes as thick but not as consequential as Wiliam's and Henry's, this cigarillo to what need not be over-ponder
Wilson, author, My Business Is to Create: Blake’s Infinite Writing and Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can’t Look Away . In Hallman’s able hands, Wm and H’ry come dazzlingly alive as well-seasoned guides through the depths and shoals of the writing life and of everyday living.”—Eric G. “J. C. Hallman, with wit and wisdom, maps the now flashing, now somber streams of thought coursing through the correspondence of the James brothers, two o
For instance, the event of the death of Mrs. Deeply intimate, sometimes antagonistic, rife with wit, and on the cutting edge of art and science, the letters portray the brothers' relationship and measure the manner in which their dialogue helped shape, through the influence of their literary and intellectual output, the philosophy, science, and literature of the century that followed. Hallman mines the letters for mutual affection and influence, painting a moving portrait of a relationship between two extraordinary men. In 1868, he lashed out at the "every day" el