Henry James
MAIN THEME
THE GAP BETWEEN
EDUCATED, REFINED BUT OFTEN CORRUPTED EUROPEANS
INNOCENT, UNCONVENTIONAL AND IDEALISTIC AMERICANS
LIMITED POINT OF VIEW
TROUBLED EXPERIENCES ARE DESCRIPTED WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE READER IN INTERPRETING THE EVENTS
WORKS
LATER FICTIONS
PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM
THE DETAILED STUDY OF HUMAN SOUL
THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
DILEMMAS OF EXISTENCE
STATES OF FEELINGS
EARLIER WORKS
detailed descriptions of people and their place in society
LIFE
Moved to Europe where he came into contact with Flaubert, Zola and Guy de Maupassant in France. He moved to Britain where he became a British citizen
Entered law school at Harvard University
Born in NYC in 1843, of wealthy family
