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- Title
Henry James's "The Middle Years" (1893) and Its Vergilian Undercurrents.
- Authors
Franklinos, T. E.
- Abstract
This article argues that Henry James's "The Middle Years" (1893) engages with themes and imagery from Vergil's Georgics and with the ancient biographical traditions associated with him to articulate the literary concerns and aspirations of its protagonist Dencombe. The importance of pastoral to the setting of the story and the coloring of the relationship between the protagonist and his admirer, Doctor Hugh, is also treated. Given the similarities between James and Dencombe, engagement with Vergil's works and his literary career has ramifications for our understanding of James's self-presentation in the 1890s and as the figure behind the New York Edition.
- Subjects
MIDDLE Years, The (Book : James); PROTAGONISTS (Persons) in literature; HERMENEUTICS; VIRGIL, 70 B.C.-19 B.C.; INTERTEXTUALITY
- Publication
Henry James Review, 2022, Vol 43, Issue 2, p164
- ISSN
0273-0340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/hjr.2022.0012