{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-novel-critical-prefaces-9780226392059","title":"The Art of the Novel: Critical Prefaces","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of prefaces, originally written for the 1909 multi-volume New York Edition of Henry James's fiction, first appeared in book form in 1934 with an introduction by poet and critic R. P. Blackmur. In his prefaces, James tackles the great problems of fiction writing-character, plot, point of view, inspiration-and explains how he came to write novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American\u003c\/i\u003e. As Blackmur puts it, \"criticism has never been more ambitious, nor more useful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe latest edition of this influential work includes a foreword by bestselling author Colm T?ib?n, whose critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e is told from the point of view of Henry James. As a guide not only to James's inspiration and execution, but also to his frustrations and triumphs, this volume will be valuable both to students of James's fiction and to aspiring writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (1843-1916) is among the most widely read and taught writers of nineteenth-century literary realism. Among his best known works of fiction are \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady, Washington Square, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, The Aspern Papers, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844125790482,"sku":"9780226392059","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d151626-558e-4d77-80bf-35abbd79ec09.jpg?v=1737312092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-novel-critical-prefaces-9780226392059","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}