When? Henry James to write ‘ambassadors‘ is already a writer in full maturity and full of literary greatness. This is a round-the-clock story that will fully satisfy the demanding writer who considers it his most valuable novel. With ‘pigeon wings‘, written a year ago and ‘gold trophyReleased a year later, James completed an exceptional narrative trio that opened the doors of the modern novel as its main achievement and established the new laws of narrative that followed throughout the 20th century, new narrative canons that only a few liked. James Joyce or William Faulkner they managed to overcome.
Alba Editorial, which has published James’s best headlines as an all-news story in the genre: ‘Golden Cup’, American’, ‘Newspapers’, Pigeon Wings… now presents a new edition of ‘Ambassadors’In addition to its attractiveness, Miguel Early’s rigorous translationThis is an added value to the story.
‘Ambassadors’ own very few open plots: Lambert StretcherA widowed middle-aged American man, sent by his fiancee, is also a wealthy widow. lady new, to get his son Chad back from Paris, whom he thinks is having an affair with an inappropriate woman. As Miss Newsome’s trusted ambassador, Strether’s job is to persuade Chad to return to Woollett, Massachusetts, where the family business needs him. Strether confidently believes his mission is noble and necessary. If successful, he will marry Miss Newsome.
But Arriving in Paris, Strether is captivated by the cityBecause of her beauty, the freedom she offers, the people she meets. When he meets Chad, it leads him to think that from his sophistication, from the elite environment in which he operates, the boy has gained a lot since he was in the French capital. As Strether spends more time in Europe, he becomes encouraged by his culture and sees this having a positive effect on Chad. He begins to doubt the merits of sending Chad to Woollett, where he will become a member of the Massachusetts state business community.
drive him crazy enter culturally and socially selected environments Parisian culture and these impressions of Parisian culture make Strether think he may have missed out on life’s best things while living in Woollett. Thus, he gets caught up in enjoying the charms of Paris, which causes him to change his mind and try to prevent Chad from returning to the United States. James introduces the story of Strether’s growing awareness of Chad’s condition and the story of his own as well. Evaluate the differences between Woollett and Paris. Although it was he who finally rejected a marriage proposal from Maria Gostrey and returned to the United States.
James becomes a portrait of Paris An attractive symbol of the beauty and pain of European culture. American by birth and British and European by birth, James does not make Paris the perfect paradise for Americans, but instead learns to present each model of life: European and American based on his virtues and prejudices. Still, this may undoubtedly be the most European of all Henry James’ novels.
When evaluating its structure, it should be said that: ‘The Ambassadors’ is one of his best novels. in terms of narrative structure. James attached great importance to this. There are no loose ends; The whole story was carefully put together. His mastery lies in his narrative technique. it is diverse and adapts to every scenario. It’s got James in it as always, good mastery of format over contentAlthough James is careful not to damage the theme.
But above all, what made Henry James an important writer at the literary dawn of the twentieth century is this: modern fiction begins with it Guessing masters like James Joyce or William Faulkner. And ‘The Acts’, to be exact, is one of the clearest examples of modern fiction in which James introduces the cutting-edge narrative techniques that the novel will set in the 20th century: the use of several narrators, complex sentences, literal use of dialogue, description. psychology of the characters, indirect style…
In ‘Acts’, as in other stories, James not ashamed to prioritize form and styleor leaving the plot a secondary place, but without neglecting it. Every word matters here. Partly this is because Obsessed with finding the right word like Flaubertextremely restrained and meticulous vocabulary.
Such is the modernity of James and of ‘The Ambassadors’. completely up to date in our novel time Because of its technique and narrative model, it continues to appear as the antithesis and antidote to contemporary narratives that are heavily influenced by visual and cinematographic culture. In contrast, James tells us that authentic culture is artistic.
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