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This book examines the role and the meaning of collecting in the fiction of Henry James. Emerging as a refined consumerist practice at the end of the nineteenth century, collecting not only set new rules for appreciating art, but also helped to shape the aesthetic tenets of major literary movements such as naturalism and aestheticism. Although he befriended some of the greatest collectors of the age, in his narrative works James maintained a sceptical, if not openly critical, position towards collecting and its effects on ...

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    • Title: Collecting and Appreciating by Simone Francescato
    • Publisher: Peter Lang
    • Print ISBN: 9783034301633, 3034301634
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    • Edition: 2010 1st edition
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