1st batx ppt

1. HENRY JAMES

2. Introduction
 Born in 1843 in New York.
 Writer, psychologist and philosopher.
 20 novels, 12 plays, 112 stories.
 Literary critic.
 A model for writers.

3. Childhood
 Wealthy family.
 Important father.
 Earned money.

4. Youth
 Travelled back and forth.
 He studied in a lot of
places.
 He devoted himself to
literature.

5. Adult life
 Travelled and wrote a
lot.
 Protest against the US

6. Important work
 “The Portrait of a Lady”
 29 October 1881 (Houghton)
 16 November 1881 (Macmillan)
 Published in a magazine

7. Why is he so important?
 Differences between the new and the old
world.
 Personal liberty.
 Betrayal.
 Sexuality.