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, exploring the origins of James's literary creation thoughts and artistic innovation techniques, and argues his bridging role as a turning point from tradition to modernity in Western modernist literature. James was a "traditional modernist," possessing both modern innovations and traditional classics. In his theories and creations, the perfect combination of "modernity" and "classicism" fully demonstrates the gradual development and evolution of Western modernist literature from tradition to modernity.