Letters, fictions, lives
Subtitle: Henry James and William Dean Howells
By: [edited by] Michael Anesko.
Contributors: Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.; Anesko, Michael.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
Subjects: James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Correspondence.; Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Correspondence.; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.; Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence.; Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.; Critics -- United States -- Correspondence.; Fiction -- Authorship.
Description: "In this unique and long-awaited volume, Michael Anesko documents the literary cross-fertilization between Henry James and William Dean Howells, collecting 151 letters, nearly all the extant correspondence between the two men, as well as the most significant critical commentary James wrote on Howells and Howells wrote on James." "Containing dozens of previously unpublished letters by James, and featuring a detailed biographical chronology as well as extensive interpretive commentaries that meticulously chart the development of this remarkable literary friendship, Letters, Fictions, Lives, edited to the highest standards of scholarly excellence, will prove an invaluable resource for scholars and students of James and Howells, and will hold great interest for dedicated readers of their fiction and for those studying epistolary issues and literary influence between contemporaries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.