Gregory Phipps

Henry James and the Philosophy of Literary Pragmatism

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-95532-9
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781349955329
• ISBN-10: 1349955329
• Artikelnr.: 52962446

Autorenporträt

Gregory Phipps is an Independent Scholar based in Canada. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as TheHenry James Review , Textual Practice , Philosophy and Literature , and Literature/Film Quarterly .

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Henry James and Literary Pragmatism.- "A Sort of Loosely Compacted Person": Charles Peirce's Protagonist and the Institutions of the American Community.- Milly Theale and "The Practical Question of Life": Anticipating Doubts and Saving Beliefs in The Wings of the Dove.- Cash Flow, Railways, and Gunshots-for the Good: William James and the Dialectics of Emotion and Action.- Maggie Verver's "Vast Modern Machineries and Facilities": The Art of Love and the Passion of Evil in The Golden Bowl.- "The Habit of the Public Mind" in the Battlefields and Marketplaces: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s Pragmatic Judge and His Fellow Combatants.- "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

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Introduction: Henry James and Literary Pragmatism.- “A Sort of Loosely Compacted Person”: Charles Peirce’s Protagonist and the Institutions of the American Community.- Milly Theale and “The Practical Question of Life”: Anticipating Doubts and Saving Beliefs in The Wings of the Dove.- Cash Flow, Railways, and Gunshots—for the Good: William James and the Dialectics of Emotion and Action.- Maggie Verver’s “Vast Modern Machineries and Facilities”: The Art of Love and the Passion of Evil in The Golden Bowl.- “The Habit of the Public Mind” in the Battlefields and Marketplaces: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s Pragmatic Judge and His Fellow Combatants.- “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