The Beast in the Jungle & Other Tales
-
- Taschenbuch
- eBook ausgewählt
-
Form:Einzelkauf Download
-
Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 1.95
Fr. 6.95
*
*befristete Preissenkung des Verlages.
Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
06.11.2025
Verlag
QuercusSeitenzahl
576 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
1168 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781529431179
'James's tales can be traps and ruses; they can also be complex self-descriptions in which his own fears and desires have full reign' Frances Wilson, from her Preface to The Beast in the Jungle & Other Tales This collection is made up of the later works in Henry James's repertoire, into which he threw the full weight of his creative fears - notably those concerned with the life he missed out on while distilling his experiences into literature. The stories explore the stairwells of the mind, where consciousness is figured as a place, where one could, terrifyingly, encounter one's alter ego. Tales such as 'The Beast in the Jungle' and 'The Jolly Corner' in this collection are such horror stories of the self. James' obsession with confrontation and escape is evident throughout this volume, often with marriage as the central tenet, as in 'The Bench of Desolation'. They are not without comedy, however, as with the wild goose chase which makes up the central narrative in 'The Figure in the Carpet'. Frances Wilson has selected these eleven stories and provided an original introduction to James's work.
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kund*innen durch Ihre Meinung