The Portrait of a Lady/Ansichten einer Dame, englische Ausgabe - James, Henry
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When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword and that there is a price to be paid for independence. With its subtle delineation of American characters in a European setting, Portrait of a Lady…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword and that there is a price to be paid for independence. With its subtle delineation of American characters in a European setting, Portrait of a Lady is one of the most accomplished and popular of Henry James´s early novels.
Autorenporträt
Henry James (1843 - 1916), in New York City geborener Sohn aus wohlhabender Familie, genoss eine kosmopolitische Erziehung. Er studierte Jura in Harvard und ging 1875 als Korrespondent nach Paris, wo er Bekanntschaft mit Flaubert und Turgenev schloss. Später zog er nach England und wurde 1915 unter dem Eindruck des Weltkrieges britischer Staatsbürger. Er schrieb zwanzig Romane, Theaterstücke, Reiseberichte, Essays und über hundert Erzählungen, die ihm zu Lebzeiten Ruhm und Anerkennung eintrugen. Die Begegnung von Amerikanern mit Europa war Henry James' Lebensthema. Mit seiner scharfen Beobachtungsgabe und seinen kunstvollen Bewusstseinsschilderungen gilt er als Meister des psychologischen Romans.