The Aspern Papers and Other Tales, 1884–1888

A scholarly edition of the short fiction of Henry James, comprising nine tales including 'The Aspern Papers' and 'The Liar'.

Henry James (Author), Rosella Mamoli Zorzi (Edited by), Simone Francescato (Edited by)

9781107029644, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 April 2022

898 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 5.2 cm, 1.41 kg

'This exemplary edition of Henry James's writing reminds us how modern he was - how alive to paradox and uncertainty, how awake to nuance and, for someone so committed to the art of fiction, how sceptical, finally, of his own processes.' Elizabeth Lowry, Times Literary Supplement

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. The nine tales in this volume, published between 1884 and 1888, include 'The Aspern Papers', set in Venice and featuring a devious scholar attempting to steal the letters of an American poet from his former lover, and 'The Liar,' on the world of painters and their models. These tales exemplify James's continuing interest in the art of short fiction during a period which saw him responding to the stimulations of French naturalism and successfully reworking the international theme that had made him famous at the end of the 1870s. Extensive explanatory notes enable modern readers to understand the tales' historical, cultural and literary references.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
General Editor's Preface
General Chronology of James's Life and Writings
Introduction
Textual Introduction
Chronology of Composition and Production
Bibliography
The Aspern Papers and Other Tales, 1884-188
Glossary of Foreign Words and Phrases
Notes
Textual Variants
Emendations
Appendix A. Extracts from James's Notebooks
Appendix B. Prefaces to the New York Edition.

Subject Areas: Literary reference works [DSR], Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK], Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]