{"product_id":"the-aspern-papers-and-other-stories-9780199639878","title":"The Aspern Papers and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"There's no baseness I wouldn't commit for Jeffrey Aspern's sake.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/em\u003e is one of James's best-known and most accomplished novellas, whose plot foreshadows the modern cult of the writer as celebrity, and the hunger to uncover previously unseen writings. Indeed, in all four stories collected here--including \"The Death of the Lion,\" \"The Figure in the Carpet\" and \"The Birthplace\"--the figure of the artist is central. Extraordinarily prophetic, James explores the emergent new cult of the writer as celebrity, and asks: can the person behind the art ever truly be known, and can our knowledge of the artist's life ever explain the act of creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collection features an Introduction by distinguished James scholar Adrian Poole, who explores the central themes of all four stories and their literary contexts. In addition, Poole includes relevant extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks in which the origins and development of the stories are described as well as an appendix on stage and screen versions of \u003cem\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/em\u003e. Reproducing the definitive New York Edition text, the volume includes a new Select Bibliography, new and revised notes, and an appendix of variant readings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Poole\u003c\/strong\u003e has written extensively on Henry James and has edited \u003cem\u003eWhat Maisie Knew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics. He is the editor of the \u003cem\u003eCambridge Companion to English Novelists\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of Classical Verse\u003c\/em\u003e with Jeremy Maule (1995; reissued 2000), and the author of \u003cem\u003eTragedy: a Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (2005).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705148637458,"sku":"9780199639878","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79ab35a9-cb5b-44fb-aa44-514537269b78.jpg?v=1762343069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-aspern-papers-and-other-stories-9780199639878","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}