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The Portrait of a Lady (New Riverside Editions)

Brand: Cengage Learning

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UPC:
9780618107353
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2001-04-16
Author:
Henry James;Jan Cohn;Paul Lauter
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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By using the 1882 edition of The Portrait of a Lady, the text reflects more clearly the culture from and to which it was written. A significant number of fairly contemporary materials deal with etiquette/behavior, conceptions of the American girl and the American woman, discussions of Americans (especially girls/women) living abroad, and international marriages. Magazine and newspapers articles of the period also help to place Isabel Archer in a historical context. The volume includes reprints of contemporary reviews, emphasizing those that found the ending of the novel perplexing.