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The ideals of consciousness and conduct in Henry James's The ambassadors and The golden bowl

by Lynne Bryer

Institution:	Rhodes University
Department:	Faculty of Humanities, English
Degree:	MA
Year:	1969
Keywords:	James, Henry, 1843-1916. Ambassadors; James, Henry, 1843-1916. Golden bowl
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Record ID:	1582218
Full text PDF:	http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014635

Abstract

The mature work of Henry James gives the fullest expression of certain ideals which I have called the ideals of consciousness and conduct. These ideals are the subject of this thesis. As they are best illustrated in the two novels The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904), I have first analysed these books in detail. Though emphasising "theme" rather than "techniques" (I make the usual working distinction while recognising its limitations), I have also attempted to show how intimately James's technique is related to his exploration of consciousnesa and conduct. In Part Three I have tried to gather up ideas arising from the analyses of The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl to compare them, expand on them and generalise from them. In this way I have arrived at conclusions that may help to interpret mature vision of James.