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Henry James’ Narrative Technique situates Henry James’ famous method within an emerging modernist tradition with roots in philosophical debates between rationalism and empiricism. This cogent study considers James’ works in the context of nineteenth-century thought on consciousness, perception, and cognition. Kristin Boudreau makes the compelling argument that these philosophical discussions influenced James’ depictions of consciousness and are integral to his narrative technique.
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10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Boudreau Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromso - PalgraveConnect - 2011-03-14 Henry James’ Narrative Technique 10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Boudreau Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromso - PalgraveConnect - 2011-03-14 This page intentionally left blank C o nsc io usness, Percep t i on , a n d C o gn it i o n Kristin Boudreau 10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Boudreau Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromso - PalgraveConnect - 2011-03-14 Henry James’ Narrative Technique HENRY JAMES’ NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE Copyright © Kristin Boudreau, 2010. Cover photograph of Henry James near Rye, Sussex. Courtesy of the Leon Edel Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library Ink drawing by Max Beerbohm of Henry James on the witness stand. Courtesy of the Henry James Collection (#6251-K). Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Albert and Shirley Small Collections Library, University of Virginia Library. Reproduction of John Singer Sargent’s Sortie de l’église, Campo San Canciano, Venice (c. 1882). Courtesy of Marie and Hugh Halff First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States - a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-10262-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Boudreau, Kristin, 1965– Henry James’ narrative technique: consciousness, perception, and cognition/Kristin Boudreau. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-230-10262-0 (alk. paper) 1. James, Henry, 1843–1916—Technique. 2. Narration (Rhetoric)—History—20th century. 3. Narration (Rhetoric)— History—19th century. 4. Consciousness in literature. 5. Fiction—Technique. I. Title. PS2127.T4B68 2010 813’.4—dc22 2009040628 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by MPS Limited, A Macmillan Company First edition: May 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. 10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Boudreau Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromso - PalgraveConnect - 2011-03-14 All rights reserved. For Grace, Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Universitetsbiblioteket i Tromso - PalgraveConnect - 2011-03-14 who makes the heart too big for the body. 10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Boudreau 10.1057/9780230106864 - Henry James' Narrative Technique, Kristin Bo