Henry James and sexuality /

Henry James and sexuality /

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In Henry James and Sexuality, Hugh Stevens argues for a new interpretation of James's fiction. Stevens argues that James's writing contains daring and radical representations of transgressive desires and marginalized sexual identities. He demonstrates the importance of incestuous desire, m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevens, Hugh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Views on sex.
1800-1899
Homosexuality and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
Sex (Psychology) in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Desire in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Henry James and the language of sex
  • Gender and representation in The wings of the dove
  • Sexuality and the aesthetic in The golden bowl
  • The eroticism of prohibition : masochism and the law in Roderick Hudson
  • Queer plotting : The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima
  • James's late short fiction and the spectacle of modern homosexuality
  • Suicide and blackmail : James's "poor sensitive gentlemen"
  • Conclusion : "that queer monster the artist."

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