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Page 327
... James called a " fine central intelli- gence , " Maisie's in What Maisie Knew , Strether's in The Ambassadors . As R. P. Blackmur has written in his intro- duction to his edition of James's prefaces called The Art of the Novel : • The ...
... James called a " fine central intelli- gence , " Maisie's in What Maisie Knew , Strether's in The Ambassadors . As R. P. Blackmur has written in his intro- duction to his edition of James's prefaces called The Art of the Novel : • The ...
Page 330
... James makes his sentences dense with as much meaning as he can get into them , but the meaning exists on several planes at once ; it is a fusion of meanings , so that to attempt to unravel a James sentence is akin to analyzing a complex ...
... James makes his sentences dense with as much meaning as he can get into them , but the meaning exists on several planes at once ; it is a fusion of meanings , so that to attempt to unravel a James sentence is akin to analyzing a complex ...
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... James : The Major Phase , 332-333 Henryson , Robert , 4 Hermsprong , 105-106 Herrick , Robert , 73 Hewitt , Douglas , 363 Highland Widow , The , 129 Hilda Lessways , 381-382 History of Jacob Stahl , The , 412 History of Mr. Polly , The ...
... James : The Major Phase , 332-333 Henryson , Robert , 4 Hermsprong , 105-106 Herrick , Robert , 73 Hewitt , Douglas , 363 Highland Widow , The , 129 Hilda Lessways , 381-382 History of Jacob Stahl , The , 412 History of Mr. Polly , The ...
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THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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