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» 69 més Favourite Books (157) Unread books (21) 501 Must-Read Books (84) Female Protagonist (36) 20th Century Literature (122) Favorite Long Books (55) A Novel Cure (55) Books Read in 2022 (83) Books Set in Italy (41) 1,001 BYMRBYD Concensus (127) Best Love Stories (22) Top Five Books of 2022 (209) Art of Reading (17) Five star books (272) Out of Copyright (43) Elegant Prose (13) Books Read in 2021 (976) Read (23) Modernism (41) One Book, Many Authors (127) The Greatest Books (21) Well-Educated Mind (16) Books Read in 2023 (3,262) Best First Lines (71) AP Lit (9) 1880s (1) Victorian Period (23) 19th Century (165) Europe (169) Books Read in 2011 (103) SHOULD Read Books! (110) Realism (8) Americans Abroad (4) Books I want to read (21) Tagged 19th Century (36) A very slow read, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The story builds very slowly, but in the interim, several characters are developed fully with psychology and motivations. As complex a character as Isabel (the lady) was, she was also one of the simplest to understand. Those in her orbit were harder nuts to crack. A very satisfying read, but not one to rush through. I spent the better part of two months reading it and that was a good pace to embrace the characters as they are slowly revealed. ( ![]() bailed second read. I'm glad I finally got around to reading James, even if it was through a prompt in a mystery novel. I wish I'd known Isabel Archer when I was younger; not that we're alike, but that I could have learned some lessons from her. What a fascinating character study. Unfortunately I've met too many Osmonds in my time... A la mort de ses parents, Isabel est prise en charge par sa tante qui l’emmène avec elle en Angleterre. La jeune Américaine y découvre la petite noblesse, voyage en Europe et y vit son éducation sentimentale. Un roman féministe avant l’heure, qui dénonce l’éducation bâclée et paternaliste des filles et promeut leur intelligence, leur indépendance, le choix de leur vie et de leur couple. Une écriture classique et réaliste, parfois ardue, pour un texte étonnamment moderne. ”Une femme délibérément opprimée est en droit de tout faire dans la vie, de descendre dans la rue, si cela peut la soulager !” Did you ever meet a character so charming and fun that you wished you knew them in real life? I would have liked to pal around with Isabel Archer, American heiress and orphan. When her father dies, Isabel makes the journey to visit her aunt, Mrs. Touchett. Despite being outspoken and extremely independent, Isabel makes fast friends with her European cousin, Ralph, an older woman named Mrs. Merle and a few eligible bachelors who express an interest in Isabel. Everyone bores Isabel until she meets dashing suitor, Gilbert Osmond. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what she saw in him. Ignoring the warnings of her family and friends, Isabel throws caution to the wind and marries Mr. Osmond, only to discover he control over her is fueled by jealousy and greed. When he forbids her to see her dying cousin, I just about lost my mind. Who does that? Obviously, this is not the end of the story, but The Portrait of a Lady is a classic so you know what happens next. Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsThe Bodley Head Henry James (Volume V) — 17 més dtv (14454) Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction (Volume 11) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2014) Penguin English Library, 2012 series (2012-12) Penguin Modern Classics (1921) The World's Classics (509) Contingut aHenry James: Daisy Miller * Washington Square * Portrait of a Lady * The Bostonians * The Aspern Papers de Henry James (indirecte) Té la seqüela (sense pertànyer a cap sèrie)Té l'adaptacióAbreujat aTé un estudiTé un suplementTé un comentari al textTé una guia d'estudi per a estudiantsLlistes notables
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HTML: The Portrait of a Lady is perhaps Henry James' greatest novel. It tells the story of Isabel Archer, a young American heiress who "affronts her destiny". Dealing with one of James' recurrent themes, the American in Europe, and the differences between the two cultures, The Portrait of a Lady is a tale of the conspiracy to separate Isabel from her fortune and the value of autonomy and accountability. .No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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