The Turn of the Screw, The Aspern Papers and Two Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

de Henry James (auteur), David L. Sweet (introduction), David L. Sweet (introduction et notes)

Maison d'édition : Barnes & Noble Classics

juin 2009

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The Turn of the Screw, The Aspern Papers and Two Stories, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:

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Comments by other famous authors
Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
Bibliographies for further reading
Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate

All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.

Joseph Conrad once said of his friend Henry James, “As is meet for a man of his descent and tradition, Mr. James is the historian of fine consciences.” As it turns out, James was also incredibly gifted at writing exceptional ghost stories. This collection—including “The Beast in the Jungle” and “The Jolly Corner”—features James’s finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James’s writing, and provocative study questions.

David L. Sweet is a professor of American and comparative literature at The American University in Cairo. He has also taught at Princeton, The City University of New York, The American University of Paris, and Columbia University, where he received his doctorate in Comparative Literature. His book Savage Sight/Constructed Noise: Poetic Adaptations of Painterly Techniques in the French and American Avant-Gardes will be published next year by the University of North Carolina.

Auteur

Henry James (auteur)

Henry James est né à New York en 1843 dans une vieille famille de négociants et de lettres. Après des études à New York, Londres, Paris, Genève, il entre à Harvard, n'y termine pas son droit et commence très vite à publier des nouvelles dans divers journaux. En 1875, il s'installe à Paris où il rencontre Tourgueniev et Flaubert ; puis, en 1876, il choisit de vivre en Angleterre. En 1915, désespéré par l'indifférence de son pays qui n'est pas encore entré en guerre pour sauver la vieille Europe, il renonce à la citoyenneté américaine et meurt en 1916, citoyen britannique.

Auteur(s) : Henry James