The Complete Tales of Henry James (Volume 12 of 12)

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The official title of the set was The Novels and Tales of Henry James , though the more informal title was suggested by James himself and appears as a subtitle on the series title page in each volume.

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It has been used almost exclusively by subsequent commentators. James wrote a series of prefaces for the set which have become the focus of intense critical attention. Written in the ornate style of his final years, the prefaces discuss such important topics in the writing of fiction as point of view , the central intelligence of the protagonist , "foreshortening" or the presentation of complex material in a reasonable length, creating the sense of wonder necessary for effective storytelling , the need for attention on the part of the reader , the proper selections and exclusions of additional developments of the original narrative idea, the relationship between narrative art and ordinary human life, and the contrast between romanticism and realism.

James also explored the origins of many of his fictions and often recounted personal experiences involved in their writing, such as the distracting beauty of Venice where he wrote much of The Portrait of a Lady. James excluded much of his fiction from the edition, especially many early works from the s, s and s. Critical controversy has swirled around the exclusion of such works as Washington Square and The Europeans.

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Although he spent a great deal of time and effort on the edition, James' hopes for financial returns were largely disappointed. The edition sold poorly, as James lamented in his letters.


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To his friend Edmund Gosse , James wrote in James was an inveterate reviser of his works, and for the edition he made extensive alterations in many of his fictions, especially earlier works like Roderick Hudson and The American. These revisions have also come under extensive critical scrutiny. Some commentators such as F.

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