| Titre : |
The portrait of the lady |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
James Henry, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Airmont Publishing Company |
| Année de publication : |
1966 |
| Importance : |
477 p. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Résumé : |
"People in the novels Henry James are great observers. They observe other people, life in general, and themselves. They continually analyze their own actions, motives, and relationships, and they speculate on the actions of others. Isabel Archer believes that a young girl should begin "by getting a general impression of life" and England proves to be diverting pantomine to her. Her uncle tells her that he has been watching the English for thirty-five years, and her cousin speaks of himself as being a spectator at the game of life.
To be merely an observer is Isabel Archer's wish. For this, she is criticized. Lord Warburton protests not only that she is "always summing people up" but that she judges only from the outside. "You don't care; you only care to amuse yourself," he adds. When Ralph Touchett asks if she wishes "to drain the cupt of experience", Miss Archer replies, "I don't wish to touch the cup of experience. It's poisoned drink. I only want to see for myself." Touchett then concludes that she wants "t see but not to feel".
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The portrait of the lady [texte imprimé] / James Henry, Auteur . - Airmont Publishing Company, 1966 . - 477 p. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Résumé : |
"People in the novels Henry James are great observers. They observe other people, life in general, and themselves. They continually analyze their own actions, motives, and relationships, and they speculate on the actions of others. Isabel Archer believes that a young girl should begin "by getting a general impression of life" and England proves to be diverting pantomine to her. Her uncle tells her that he has been watching the English for thirty-five years, and her cousin speaks of himself as being a spectator at the game of life.
To be merely an observer is Isabel Archer's wish. For this, she is criticized. Lord Warburton protests not only that she is "always summing people up" but that she judges only from the outside. "You don't care; you only care to amuse yourself," he adds. When Ralph Touchett asks if she wishes "to drain the cupt of experience", Miss Archer replies, "I don't wish to touch the cup of experience. It's poisoned drink. I only want to see for myself." Touchett then concludes that she wants "t see but not to feel".
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