Cain William E.

Londres, 1925. Le vénérable archidiacre Samson Roach possédé par le démon de l'écriture a commis en secret un roman sentimental. Aspirant à l'épiscopat, il ne peut envisager de le publier sous son nom et cherche donc un homme de paille pour endosser... Lire la suite

Nous sommes à Londres en 1907. L’ère victorienne vient de s’achever, à laquelle succède la période édouardienne, soit les Années Folles à l’anglaise. C’est l’époque de Downton Abbey, de la Saga des Cazalet... L’Angleterre est assaillie par une... Lire la suite

Three extensively revised essays by Mailloux, an influential proponent of cultural studies, describe his approach in depth. Following are ten essays, nine of them written specifically for this volume, by scholars who offer various perspectives on... Lire la suite

One of Henry James's most engaging and emotionally affecting novels, Washington Square tells the story of Catherine Sloper, a plain and unassuming young woman living with her wealthy father, Dr. Austin Sloper, in New York City in the 1840s. She... Lire la suite

Henry James's acclaimed 1879 biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne is an entertaining and incisive survey of this author's life and work. James contrasts the sparse cultural landscape of nineteenth-century America with Europe's achievements and... Lire la suite

One of Henry James's most engaging novels, The Europeans, takes as its subject the cultural interactions, misunderstandings, and conflicts between American and European sensibilities in the mid-nineteenth century. It revolves around two European... Lire la suite