The ideals of consciousness and conduct in Henry James's The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl

Title: The ideals of consciousness and conduct in Henry James's The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl
Creator: Bryer, Lynne
ThesisAdvisor: Cull, Francis
Subject: James, Henry, 1843-1916. Ambassadors
Subject: James, Henry, 1843-1916. Golden bowl
Date: 1969
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: vital:2321
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014635
Description: The mature work of Henry James gives the fullest expression of certain ideals which I have called the ideals of consciousness and conduct. These ideals are the subject of this thesis. As they are best illustrated in the two novels The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904), I have first analysed these books in detail. Though emphasising "theme" rather than "techniques" (I make the usual working distinction while recognising its limitations), I have also attempted to show how intimately James's technique is related to his exploration of consciousness and conduct. In Part Three I have tried to gather up ideas arising from the analyses of The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl to compare them, expand on them and generalise from them. In this way I have arrived at conclusions that may help to interpret mature vision of James.
Format: 220 pages, pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, English
Language: English
Rights: Bryer, Lynne

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