The Prefaces

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Abstract

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of a major writer whose work continues to be read, quoted, adapted and studied. James wrote the eighteen Prefaces included in this volume to accompany the revised, selective New York Edition of his novels and tales (1907–9). They are unique and various writings: at once a digest of James’s critical principles, an unsystematic treatise on fiction theory, an account of his rereading and revision of his own work, an oblique autobiography of the writing life and a public performance of authorial identity. This is the first scholarly edition of the Prefaces, and includes a detailed contextual introduction, a full textual history and extensive explanatory notes. It will be of value to researchers, scholars and advanced students of Henry James, and of 19th- and 20th-century British and American literature and book history.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Volume33
ISBN (Electronic)9780511756573
ISBN (Print)9781107002685
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 6 May 2023

Publication series

NameThe Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James
PublisherCambridge University Press

Bibliographical note

Not yet published as of 01/03/2024. Expected publication date: March 2024.

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