| Author: | James, Henry | ISBN: | 9781458710673 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant | Publication: | January 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | James, Henry |
| ISBN: | 9781458710673 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Publication: | January 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The Tragic Muse (1889), a novel of Henry James's middle years, portrays the lives of Nick Dormer, a successful politician who gives up politics for painting, and Miriam Rooth, who chooses acting over social reputation. A wide panorama of English life, the novel portrays the conflict between art and the world as experienced by the artist who fails in his personal life. James obsession with theatre and his attitudes towards theatrical people are also portrayed.
The Tragic Muse (1889), a novel of Henry James's middle years, portrays the lives of Nick Dormer, a successful politician who gives up politics for painting, and Miriam Rooth, who chooses acting over social reputation. A wide panorama of English life, the novel portrays the conflict between art and the world as experienced by the artist who fails in his personal life. James obsession with theatre and his attitudes towards theatrical people are also portrayed.
