Between Tradition and Modernity - Henry James's Theory of the Novel

Author: Dai Xianmei
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book primarily takes the literary criticism works and novels of Henry James as clues to explore the origins of his literary creation ideas and artistic innovation techniques, demonstrating his role as a bridge in the transition from tradition to modernity in Western modernist literature. James was a "modernist in the traditional sense," possessing both modern innovative aspects and traditional classic elements. In his theories of fiction and creative works, the perfect combination of "modernity" and "classicism" fully illustrates the gradual development and evolution of Western modernist literature from tradition to modernity.