The Aspern Papers (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1888
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Near the end of the nineteenth century
- Setting: Venice, Italy
- Principal Characters: The Narrator, Mrs. Prest, Juliana Bordereau, Tita Bordereau
- Genres: Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century
- Locales: Venice, Italy
The Story
This is a tale of a man obsessed. The narrator, an American editor, is completely controlled by his desire to know all that can be known about Jeffrey Aspern, a deceased American poet. Determined to publish the definitive biography and collected work of his idol, the editor assumes a false identity in order to move into the dilapidated apartments of Juliana Bordereau, an elderly lady reputed to be Jeffrey Aspern’s lover before 1825. Juhana lives in near isolation with only her niece and a maid for companions. Refusing the company of other Americans in Venice,...
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