![]() ![]() ![]() There is nothing of the ugly, the vulgar, the common or the pornographic in James. In other words, the early realist was supposed to make an almost scientific recording of life.īut James was not concerned with all aspects of life. The early definitions stated that the novelist should accurately depict life, and the novel should "hold up a mirror" to life. By the early definitions of realism, James is not a realist. Others have suggested that James' world is too narrow and incomplete to warrant the title of a realistic depiction of life.Īctually, James' realism is of a special sort. Mencken) suggested that James needed a good whiff of the Chicago stock yards so as to get a little life into his novels. ![]() Many critics have objected that James does not write about life, that his novels are filled with people whom one would never meet in this world. At the same time, the most frequent criticism against James has been that he is not realistic enough. Part of this influence has been through the type of realism that he employs. Henry James has had a tremendous influence on the development of the novel. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |