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Princeton Princeton University Portrait Of A Lady
1,512 wordsThe Representation of Women in Fifteenth Century Italian Portraiture The Italian Renaissance was a time of rebirth, a burgeoning of interest in the classical arts and sciences. Portraiture as a genres on the increase, fuelled by a growing introspection through which man was becoming aware of the innate characteristics that made him an individual. Burckhardt, in The Civilisation of Renaissance Italy, devotes a chapter to tracing the representation of individual personalities in Renaissance litera...
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Portrait Of A Lady House Of Mirth
2,880 wordsHenry James, book report Henry James The Portrait of a Lady and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth examine the societal constraints of their female protagonists, and the limited possibilities open to them in the midst of wealthy society. Isabel Archer and Lily Bart are victims of a rigid society in which the independent lifestyle they desire is only acceptable for women who are either unmarriageable or exceedingly wealthy. Despite this commonality, the two characters differ greatly in terms of t...
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Portrait Of A Lady Daisy Miller
1,213 wordsHenry James writings, particularly The Portrait of a Lady I read this book out of interest for another Henry James piece, liking Daisy Miller so much. I found that this book, as in Daisy Miller, has a female point of interest throughout. Isabel Archer is a young American girl brought to Europe after her father has died in America. Isabel is an independent girl, easily noticed by many others in her circle. I felt that Isabel was a woman in her time, in that she took notice of things that she woul...
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Portrait Of A Lady Daisy Miller
1,189 wordsHenry James: Master Portrayer of the American Character Thesis: Henry James is considered by most critics the originator of the international theme and a masterful portrayer of the American character. Henry James developed a skill of foreign languages and an awareness of Europe rare among Americans in his time. Constantly moving between different parts of Europe and the U. S. had a major effect on James and his novels: it became the major theme of his fiction and an attraction throughout his lif...
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Late Nineteenth Century Portrait Of A Lady
3,563 wordsIt is an unquestionable fact of life that human nature is flawed. Human beings have a variety of weaknesses that may differ from one person to the next. How one deals with this ultimately determines whether it will or will not destroy the person. The faults that humans possess stem from an open field of possibilities that they are able to choose from as they build their own character. However, as much as individual free will is desirable, as all other parts of the natural world, it can include n...
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