![]() | Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel Subjects: Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Realism in literature; Balzac Honoré de 1799–1850 -- Criticism and interpretation; James Henry 1843–1916 -- Criticism and interpretation; This book has a double purpose: to compare the literary projects, theories, and careers of Balzac and Henry James, and to develop a theory of realism that can account for their unabashed mimetic intentions and for their novels' sophisticated textuality. |
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