Writing the Self: Henry James and America

Henry James's 1904-5 tour of the United States was a catalyst for his final creative phase. Following the tour, he wrote an account of his travels, two autobiographies, a biography of the American expatriate artist William Whetmore, and a series of short stories set during the American Civil War. In this exciting new monograph, Peter Collister argues that his late works signify James's changing relationship both with his homeland and with himself.

Letting yourself go : James arrives in twentieth-century America	p. 1
Surrendering to the messages of New York	p. 14
Boston and Cambridge : initiations from the past	p. 31
Asking as few questions as possible' in Arcadian New England	p. 50
Hearing the voices of the South	p. 68
'Unwritten history' : the romance of James's Civil War stories	p. 81
'Doing something' for the soldiers of the Civil War	p. 98
Life-writing for the man of letters	p. 111
'An influence beyond my notation' : the self-reflexive figures of 'The jolly corner'	p. 138
Opening doors into The sense of the past	p. 156
'A round of visits' : effects achieved 'without the aid of the ladies'	p. 174
Waking up to 'some pretty big things' in The ivory tower	p. 192
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