The American Essays of Henry James Leon Edel 1st Princeton Press Printing 1989 For Sale

This volume, The American Essays of Henry James, is a comprehensive collection of the author\'s fugitive essays on American writers and letters. Edited with an extensive introduction and a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Leon Edel, this edition brings together James\'s critical observations on literary figures such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and William Dean Howells. The collection serves as a pivotal document for understanding James\'s complex relationship with his native literature and his transition from a \'paleface\' observer to a master of international prose.Published by Princeton University Press in 1989, this first Princeton University Press printing is part of the Princeton Paperbacks series. The text is printed on acid-free paper, ensuring longevity for scholars and collectors alike. Spanning James\'s half-century of creation from 1865 to 1915, these essays provide an essential cross-section of American literary history and myth, as seen through the eyes of one of its most sophisticated practitioners. This edition is a vital addition to any library focused on American studies, literary criticism, or the works of Henry James.