The Portrait of a Lady (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1880
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1875
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Psychology or psychologists, Nineteenth century, Marriage, England or English people, Italy or Italians, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: France, England, Rome, Italy, Albany, NY
Places Discussed
*Rome. Capital of Italy and major center of Western art and culture that provides the novel’s primary setting. Isabel Archer’s initial response to Rome is similar to that expressed by James himself on his first visit there in 1869: “She went about in a repressed ecstasy of contemplation.” Isabel’s state of mind is suggested by her lodgings, the Hôtel de Paris on Via St. Sebastiano, a sunny Roman street lined with trees on one side and a hill covered in greenery on the other. The hotel, a short walk from the Pincian Gardens, is located near the...
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