The Wings of the Dove
(Sprache: Englisch)
An incomparable Henry Jamesas novel in a new edition Featuring a new introduction, it is a brilliant and sophisticated satire of manners and morals in the best Jamesian tradition. "The Wings of the Dove" is an indelible take on the tragic love triangle in...
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An incomparable Henry Jamesas novel in a new edition
Featuring a new introduction, it is a brilliant and sophisticated satire of manners and morals in the best Jamesian tradition. "The Wings of the Dove" is an indelible take on the tragic love triangle in which two poor yet ardent lovers seduce a dying woman in the hope that she will leave them her fortune.
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Emerging from the grit and stigma of poverty to a life of fairytale privilege under the wing of her aunt, the beautiful and financially ambitious Kate Croy is already romantically involved with promising journalist Merton Densher when they become acquainted with Milly Theale, a New York socialite of immense wealth. Learning of Milly's mortal illness and passionate attraction to Densher, Kate sets the scene for a romantic betrayal intended to secure her lasting financial security. As the dying Milly retreats within the carnival splendour of a Venetian palazzo, becoming the frail hub of a predatory circle of fortune-seekers, James unfolds a resonant, brooding tale of doomed passion, betrayal, human resilience and remorse.
Autoren-Porträt von Henry James
Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Henry James
- 2008, 608 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 19,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Millicent Bell
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 0141441283
- ISBN-13: 9780141441283
- Erscheinungsdatum: 26.08.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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