The Portrait of a Lady
August 10, 2007
"The Portrait of a Lady," by Henry James
New American Library 1979 paperback edition
Henry James is a world unto himself as far as his fiction is concerned. It seems that after spending so much time in Britain he gained that English trait of being able to craft an insulted world on the page, one that bears a passing resembalance to our own but is managed by it's own rules. The characters in "The Portrait of a Lady" aren't human, despite their psychological depth. They are intricate creations, working within the labratory of James' mind. Like machines, they are given certain instructions they follow without devation and then are put into a controlled enviroment where they come into conflict. Though the psychological density of the novel makes it tough going, its still an engaging read, wrapping its world around you with every page.
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