This brilliant, faultless, impeccably constructed work will maintain its status as an outstanding research tool invaluable both to undergraduate students and to scholars of James. It is unquestionably worthy of 'The Master,' its subject. Choice
Foreword by Daniel Mark Foggel Preface Chronology The Encyclopedia Appendixes: Fiction; Critical Essays, Critical Books, Theater Essays and Notes and Autobiographical Volumes; Travel Books and Essays; Plays; Art Essays, Reviews, and Notices; Nonliterary Essays and Notes; Writers Whom James Reviewed, Commented on, Mentioned, or Was Influenced By; Artists, Sculptors, Architects, and Photographers Mentioned by James; Actors, Actresses, Theater Managers, Composers, and Singers Mentioned by James; Miscellaneous Names of Persons and Other Items Mentioned by or Associated with James; Items Relating to James Personally; Friends of James. Bibliography Index
ROBERT L. GALE is Professor Emeritus of American Literature at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written numerous articles, reviews, and books, including critical studies of Louis L'Amour, Henry James, Ernest Haycox, Charles Marion Russell, Luke Short, and John Hay.
?. . . A truly extraordinary and useful work. . . . Here in one
volume the master's friends, colleagues, characters, and works are
identified and placed in context. Few aspects of James's career are
overlooked, and each entry is thoroughly researched. . . . The
Henry James Encyclopedia is a thoroughly useful and intelligent
work. It is a necessary addition to any Jamesian's or any
university library's collection.?-Modern Fiction Studies
?Though Gale concedes that in this book he has drawn heavily' on
his 1965 Plots and Characters in the Fiction of Henry James, there
is certainly enough that is new to justify its publication. Without
critical evaluation, Gale describes every one of James's works,
characters, friends, and relatives. He also appends 12 listings of
Jamesiana as well as an eight page bibliography. Gale has long been
a respected James scholar, and this massive volume, despite its
price, belongs in every library where scholarly study of the novel
in English is important. It is quite accessible, however, and would
also be an appropriate choice for any library in which users are
likely to need ready reference information on James.?-Library
Journal
?With more than 3,000 entries, this is a magisterial compendium of
knowledge about Henry James and his intellectual milieu: his
publications, his plots and character, his friends and
correspondents, his literary and artistic allusions, and his
influences. An established scholar of James, Gale provides entries
that are remarkable for their erudition and generous critical
insight. Many of the more lengthy entries are actually concise
articles, which reflect intimate familiarity both with James's
works and with the massive body of criticism. For example, the
entry on The Golden Bowl provides a perceptive plot summary that
conveys the novel's exploration of the sensibilities arising from
the human heart, then moves on to discuss sources for the title and
the novel's initial reception; states succinctly the novel's
themes; and offers guidance on literary sources and actual
individuals whose lives influenced the creation of specific
characters and the novel as a whole. . . . This brilliant,
faultless, impeccably constructed work will maintain its status as
an outstanding research tool invaluable both to undergraduate
students and to scholars of James. It is unquestionably worthy of
The Master, ' its subject.?-Choice
." . . A truly extraordinary and useful work. . . . Here in one
volume the master's friends, colleagues, characters, and works are
identified and placed in context. Few aspects of James's career are
overlooked, and each entry is thoroughly researched. . . . The
Henry James Encyclopedia is a thoroughly useful and intelligent
work. It is a necessary addition to any Jamesian's or any
university library's collection."-Modern Fiction Studies
"Though Gale concedes that in this book he has drawn heavily' on
his 1965 Plots and Characters in the Fiction of Henry James, there
is certainly enough that is new to justify its publication. Without
critical evaluation, Gale describes every one of James's works,
characters, friends, and relatives. He also appends 12 listings of
Jamesiana as well as an eight page bibliography. Gale has long been
a respected James scholar, and this massive volume, despite its
price, belongs in every library where scholarly study of the novel
in English is important. It is quite accessible, however, and would
also be an appropriate choice for any library in which users are
likely to need ready reference information on James."-Library
Journal
"With more than 3,000 entries, this is a magisterial compendium of
knowledge about Henry James and his intellectual milieu: his
publications, his plots and character, his friends and
correspondents, his literary and artistic allusions, and his
influences. An established scholar of James, Gale provides entries
that are remarkable for their erudition and generous critical
insight. Many of the more lengthy entries are actually concise
articles, which reflect intimate familiarity both with James's
works and with the massive body of criticism. For example, the
entry on The Golden Bowl provides a perceptive plot summary that
conveys the novel's exploration of the sensibilities arising from
the human heart, then moves on to discuss sources for the title and
the novel's initial reception; states succinctly the novel's
themes; and offers guidance on literary sources and actual
individuals whose lives influenced the creation of specific
characters and the novel as a whole. . . . This brilliant,
faultless, impeccably constructed work will maintain its status as
an outstanding research tool invaluable both to undergraduate
students and to scholars of James. It is unquestionably worthy of
The Master, ' its subject."-Choice
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