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portada The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories
Type
Physical Book
Year
1986
Language
English
Pages
464
Format
Paperback
ISBN
0140432558
ISBN13
9780140432558
Edition No.
1

The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories

Henry James (Author) · Penguin Classics · Paperback

The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories - Henry James

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Synopsis "The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories "

The stories in this collection were written mostly between 1888 and 1897, a time when Henry James’s writing was concerned with the art of fiction and the position of the artist in society. The motif and title story, ‘The Figure in the Carpet’, is an inspired joke, a masterpiece of double-entendre that demands the reader’s undivided love and attention and continues to baffle its critics. Also included are ‘The Author of Beltraffio’, an absorbing story of family infighting, authorship and tragedy, and ‘The Private Life’, a spirited tale that considers the contrast between the artist alone and at work. While many of these stories appear to be elaborate Jamesian games, all employ irony and humour to allegorize artistic creation.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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