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- Title
Knowing the Dramatist by His Choices: James, Ibsen, and The Awkward Age.
- Authors
Williams, Merle A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the novel "The Awkward Age" by Henry James and the influence of the technique of dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It mentions the interest of James in the dramatic practice of Ibsen and its connection with the development of his fiction in the late 1890s, criteria of dramatic form which are being true to its literary kind, being interesting and being clear which James believed depend on the choice of the dramatist, and how the novel borrows inspiration from theater resources.
- Subjects
INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); AWKWARD Age, The (Book : James); JAMES, Henry, 1843-1916; IBSEN, Henrik, 1828-1906; DRAMATISTS; FICTION; LITERARY criticism
- Publication
Henry James Review, 2015, Vol 36, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
0273-0340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/hjr.2015.0009