TY - BOOK ID - 5354433 TI - Enacting history in Henry James : narrative, power, and ethics PY - 1997 SN - 0521570891 0521121450 0511553668 9780521570893 9780511553660 9780521121453 PB - New York: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Literature and history KW - Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Power (Social sciences) in literature. KW - Reader-response criticism. KW - Ethics in literature. KW - Fiction KW - Littérature et histoire KW - Narration KW - Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) dans la littérature KW - Esthétique de la réception KW - Morale dans la littérature KW - Roman KW - History. KW - History KW - Technique. KW - Histoire KW - Technique KW - James, Henry, KW - Knowledge KW - Power (Social sciences) in literature KW - Reader-response criticism KW - Ethics in literature KW - 820 "18" JAMES, HENRY KW - -Literature and history KW - -Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Narrative (Rhetoric) KW - Narrative writing KW - Rhetoric KW - Discourse analysis, Narrative KW - Narratees (Rhetoric) KW - History and literature KW - History and poetry KW - Poetry and history KW - Metafiction KW - Novellas (Short novels) KW - Novels KW - Stories KW - Literature KW - Novelists KW - Reader-oriented criticism KW - Reception aesthetics KW - Criticism KW - Reading KW - Engelse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899--JAMES, HENRY KW - Philosophy KW - James, Henry KW - -James, Henry KW - -Knowledge KW - -History KW - 820 "18" JAMES, HENRY Engelse literatuur--19e eeuw. Periode 1800-1899--JAMES, HENRY KW - Littérature et histoire KW - Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) dans la littérature KW - Esthétique de la réception KW - Morale dans la littérature KW - -History. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Literature and history - United States - History KW - Narration (Rhetoric) - History - 20th century KW - Narration (Rhetoric) - History - 19th century KW - Fiction - Technique KW - James, Henry, - 1843-1916 - Knowledge - History KW - James, Henry, - 1843-1916 - Technique KW - Literatura i història KW - Poder (Ciències socials) en la literatura KW - Estètica de la recepció KW - Ètica en la literatura KW - Narració (Retòrica) KW - Novel·la KW - Tècnica KW - Coneixements KW - Història KW - Ficció (Literatura) KW - Narracions KW - Novel·la curta (Gènere literari) KW - Literatura KW - Novel·listes KW - Prosa KW - Anàlisi del discurs narratiu KW - Retòrica KW - Recepció (Crítica literària) KW - Recepció del lector, Teoria de la KW - Teoria de la recepció del lector KW - Crítica literària KW - Lectura KW - James, Henry, - 1843-1916 KW - James (henry), 1843-1916 KW - Critique et interpretation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5354433 AB - The Jamesian mode of writing, it has been claimed, actively works against an understanding of the way truth, history and power circulate in his texts. In this collection of essays, leading scholars of James analyse the strategies James used to address these crucial issues. Enacting History in Henry James claims that, because the type of knowledge available in James's fiction is never of a cognitive kind, the reader can never know 'truth' in any verifiable sense. James's writing instead promises an experiential type of knowledge, one that is attained by participating in the power games and moral dramas that unfold within the text. This collection argues that reading James ultimately requires not just an emotional responsiveness, but also an ethical assumption of responsibility for the act of reading. By placing James's work in a fresh theoretical context, this book throws new light on this most enigmatic of writers. ¿ Fresh look at the play of power and history in James's writing ¿ Brings together leading scholars of James to address key issues in critical theory ¿ Links literary theory with philosophy ER -