The Turn of the Screw | Social Concerns
In January of 1895 Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, told Henry James a story about young children in an old country-house haunted by the ghosts of their former servants. This brief anecdote provided the inspiration for The Turn of the Screw, one of the most widely read and controversial of James's fictions. At first glance, it might seem surprising that a sophisticated writer of social and psychological realism should be drawn to the supernatural and that the germ of his most famous ghost story should be provided by none other than the Archbishop of Canterbury....
[The entire page is 415 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Tell a friend about The Turn of the Screw at eNotes.
