Dec 30, 2009

Salem on History | Henry James’s The Ambassadors Is Published

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Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
Categories: Literature, Publishing
Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers
Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
Geographical Location: New York City
Date: November, 1903

Article abstract: The Ambassadors was the first and greatest of Henry James’s three late novels that dealt with an international theme, and the book climaxed his efforts at the subtle dissection of thought processes.

Summary of Event

By the time of the publication of The Ambassadors in 1903, Henry James had long been recognized as one of the United States’ premier writers. Yet over the years his readership had been dwindling to a select coterie, while the general public was growing less inclined to support his work. Part of the reason for this...

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Salem on History | Henry James’s The Ambassadors Is Published

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