There is no doubt that Henry James was one of the most talented lAmerican iterary icons. I really enjoyed reading his msterpieces. Dr Prance of Bostonians and Daisy are quite memorable. But I've been wondering how and why he chose such plain titles for such great books: The Bostonians, The Ambassadors, What Maisie Knew, The Portrait of a Lady, Daisy Miller, The Americans, and his autobiography is entitled simply, A Small Boy and Others. Couldn't he be a little more inventive or was he deliberately masking the gems of inside these oyster tresures? My favorite Bostonians offers brilliantly a feminist vision long before the fact. The title does not suggest any of the universal themes tackled inside the pages. Same: Daisy Miller and The Ambassadors. Any iexplanations from literary historians and/or ardent disciples of James?
2006-12-19
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