Henry James's The portrait of a lady

By Harold Bloom

Subjects: Portrait of a lady (James, Henry), Aufsatzsammlung, Etudes diverses

Description: Brings together the best criticism yet devoted to The Portrait of a Lady--analyzes James's high mode of comedy, explores the Portrait's relation to Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, examines the thematic changes brought about by James's 1908 revision, and presents an acute and advanced rehetorical analysis of the novel's allegories.