The Golden Bowl (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2009
by James, Henry
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A new edition of Henry James's searing study of marriage andinfidelity
Set in England, The Golden Bowl is Henry James'shighly charged exploration of adultery, jealousy, and possession thatcontinues-and challenges-James's characteristic exploration ofthe battle between American innocence and European experience.Maggie Verver, a young American heiress, and her widowed father,Adam, lead a life of wealth and refinement in London. They are bothgetting married: Maggie to Prince Amerigo, an impoverished Italianaristocrat, and Adam to the beautiful but penniless Charlotte Stant.But both father and daughter are unaware that their new conquestsshare a secret-one for which all concerned must pay the price.This story completes what critics have called the "major phase" ofJames's career.
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- Title The Golden Bowl (Penguin Classics)
- Author James, Henry
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 656
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2009-08-25
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR006181292
- ISBN 9780141441276 / 0141441275
- Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.12 x 1.17 in (19.71 x 13.00 x 2.97 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, England
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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About this book
The Golden Bowl, Henry James’ last completed novel, is widely considered to be one of the author’s best works (along with The Ambassadors and The Wings of a Dove). In it, James continues to explore his favored themes of marriage, money, and psychological warfare. The novel, set in England, tells the story of American heiress Maggie Verver, who is engaged to Amerigo, an impoverished Italian prince. Maggie’s father, Adam, travels to London for the wedding and meets Charlotte Stant, a friend of both Maggie and the prince. In a nutshell, The Golden Bowl is about Maggie’s education on marriage, adultery, and the aftermath.
The title of the novel comes from a Biblical passage, Ecclesiastes 12:6-7: "Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern… then shall the dust return to the earth as it was…” The golden bowl, first seen in a London curio shop, is used emblematically throughout the novel.
The Golden Bowl is ranked 32nd on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 36th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels. Adaptations include the highly praised 1972 BBC six-hour-long televised version and the 2000 film directed by James Ivory, starring Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, Kate Beckinsale, and Jeremy Northam.
Summary
Set in England, The Golden Bowl is Henry James?s highly charged exploration of adultery, jealousy, and possession that continues?and challenges?James?s characteristic exploration of the battle between American innocence and European experience. Maggie Verver, a young American heiress, and her widowed father, Adam, lead a life of wealth and refinement in London. They are both getting married: Maggie to Prince Amerigo, an impoverished Italian aristocrat, and Adam to the beautiful but penniless Charlotte Stant. But both father and daughter are unaware that their new conquests share a secret?one for which all concerned must pay the price. This story completes what critics have called the ?major phase? of James?s career.
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First Edition Identification
Charles Scribner’s Sons first published The Golden Bowl in New York in December 1904. In a print run of 2,000 copies, the two-volume first edition is bound in brown cloth and has no additional printings listed on the copyright page.