Henry James and the Philosophy of Literary Pragmatism (eBook)
XII, 261 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-59023-7 (ISBN)
This book examines the interdisciplinary foundations of pragmatism from a literary perspective, tracing the characters and settings that populate the narratives of pragmatist thought in Henry James's work. Cultivated during a postwar era of industrial change and economic growth, pragmatism emerged in the late nineteenth century as the new shape of American intellectual identity. Charles Peirce, William James, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. were close friends who founded different branches of pragmatism while writing on a vast array of topics. Skeptical about philosophy, William James's brother, Henry, stood at the margins of this group, crafting his own version of pragmatism through his novels and short stories. Gregory Phipps argues that James's fiction weaves together the varied depictions of individuality, society, experience, and truth found in the works of Peirce, Holmes, and William James. By doing so, James brings to narrative life a defining moment in American intellectual and material history.
Gregory Phipps is an Independent Scholar based in Canada. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as The Henry James Review, Textual Practice, Philosophy and Literature, and Literature/Film Quarterly.
This book examines the interdisciplinary foundations of pragmatismfrom a literary perspective, tracing the characters and settings that populatethe narratives of pragmatist thought in Henry James's work. Cultivated during apostwar era of industrial change and economic growth, pragmatism emerged in thelate nineteenth century as the new shape of American intellectual identity. Charles Peirce, William James, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. were closefriends who founded different branches of pragmatism while writing on a vastarray of topics. Skeptical about philosophy, William James's brother, Henry,stood at the margins of this group, crafting his own version of pragmatism throughhis novels and short stories. Gregory Phipps argues that James's fiction weavestogether the varied depictions of individuality, society, experience, and truthfound in the works of Peirce, Holmes, and William James. By doing so, Jamesbrings to narrative life a defining moment in American intellectual andmaterial history.
Gregory Phipps is an Independent Scholar based in Canada. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as The Henry James Review, Textual Practice, Philosophy and Literature, and Literature/Film Quarterly.
Table
of Contents
Introduction: Henry James and
Literary Pragmatism
Chapter 1: “A Sort of Loosely
Compacted Person”: Charles Peirce’s Protagonist and the Institutions of the
American Community
Chapter 2: Milly Theale and “The
Practical Question of Life”: Anticipating
Doubts and Saving Beliefs in The Wings of
the Dove
Chapter 3: Cash Flow, Railways, and
Gunshots—for the Good: William James and the Dialectics of Emotion and Action
Chapter 4: Maggie Verver’s “Vast
Modern Machineries and Facilities”: The Art of Love and the Passion of Evil in The Golden Bowl
Chapter 5: “The Habit of the Public
Mind” in the Battlefields and Marketplaces: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s
Pragmatic Judge and His Fellow Combatants
Chapter 6: “The State of the
Account Between Society and Himself”: Hyacinth Robinson’s Soldier’s Faith in The Princess Casamassima
Conclusion: The Cast of Characters
in Literary Pragmatism
Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.6.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 261 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | 1 Henry James • 2 Pragmatism • 3 Late nineteenth-century America • 4 William James • 5 material history • British and Irish Literature |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-59023-8 / 1137590238 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-59023-7 / 9781137590237 |
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