Henry James's New York Edition: The Construction of Authorship

by David McWhirter (Editor), John Carlos Rowe (Foreword by)

Overview

Toward the end of Henry James's career, Charles Scribner's Sons offered him the opportunity to publish his collected works in a single edition under the overall title The New York Edition of the Novels and Tales of Henry James (1907-1909). Rather than simply reprint his fictional oeuvre, James entered into a massive work of self-monumentalization: revising the texts extensively; writing prefaces that have become classic texts on prose aesthetics and the novelist's art; and omitting many works, among them some major novels. The thirty illustrations include all twenty-four frontispiece photographs made, under James's supervision, for the edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804725644
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	12/01/1995
Edition description:	1
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David McWhirter is Associate Professor of English at Texas A & M University.

Editorial Reviews

"McWhirter's collection of essays takes on the long-awaited task of situating the 24-volume New York edition and its author within a cultural/historical framework. . . . Easily establishes itself as a must for Jamesians and a valuable read for anyone concerned with narrative theory and/or the history of the novel."—Novel

From the Publisher

"McWhirter's collection of essays takes on the long-awaited task of situating the 24-volume New York edition and its author within a cultural/historical framework. . . . Easily establishes itself as a must for Jamesians and a valuable read for anyone concerned with narrative theory and/or the history of the novel."

Novel