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The Princess Casamassima.
de JAMES, Henry
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London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1886. Handsomely bound First edition in book form, handsomely bound, and one of 750 copies. The Princess Casamassima is one of James's "three formidable novels" composed during the 1880s, standing alongside The Bostonians (1886) and The Tragic Muse (1890) as demonstrating "a creative vigor and willingness to experiment that became distinctive watermarks of his career" (Gargano, p. 120). "The Princess Casamassima, a panoramic novel with a vivid English setting, documents a sensitive bookbinder's attempt to come to terms with his illegitimate birth and social disadvantages through involvement in subversive political action. Even more naturalistic than its predecessor [The Bostonians], The Princess reads today like an elegy for the beauty and traditions painfully evolved by civilized society and now endangered by what Yeats called 'mere anarchy'" (ibid., p. 122). It was initially serialized in the Atlantic Monthly from September 1885 to October 1886. Three volumes, octavo (183 x 119 mm). Mid-20th-century blue half morocco by Bayntun, spines lettered in gilt, gilt petals on raised bands, compartments framed in gilt, blue cloth sides, single gilt fillet trimming sides and corners, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Skilfully obscured library blind stamp to initial leaves of each volume. Spines uniformly and lightly sunned, rubbing to cloth, offsetting to outer leaves else clean, complete with half-titles and rear adverts. A very good copy indeed. Edel & Laurence A29a; Supino 29. James W. Gargano, "The Middle Years", A Companion to Henry James Studies, 1993.
Sinopsis
The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. But when the Princess Casamassima - beautiful, clever and bored - takes him up and introduces him to her own world of wealth and refinement, Hyacinth is torn. He is horrified by the destruction that would be wreaked by revolution, but still believes he must honour his vow, and finds himself gripped in an agonizing and, ultimately, fatal dilemma. A compelling blend of psychological observation, wit and compassion, The Princess Casamassima (1886) is one of Henry James's most deeply personal novels.
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El Sep 7 2017, un lector dijo:
To my small mind - this is the finest novel Henry James wrote period. JMK
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- The Princess Casamassima.
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- JAMES, Henry
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- London: Macmillan and Co.,
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- 1886
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