The American Scene

The American Scene by Henry James Jr. Download PDF EPUB FB2

Scene definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. But THE AMERICAN SCENE reads as if it were written by Shakespeare's Polonius. It is verbose, abstract, repetitious, precious, and pedantic.

Whenever he deigns to try, The American Scene book try, to describe a person, place, or thing, he inevitably gets it wrong. Most of the time, though, it is just James head-tripping 4/5(3). But THE AMERICAN SCENE reads as if it were written by Shakespeare's Polonius.

It is verbose, abstract, repetitious, precious, and pedantic. Whenever he deigns to try, actually try, to describe a person, place, or thing, he inevitably gets it wrong.

Most of the time, though, it is just James head-tripping Cited by: The American Scene. After living abroad for 20 years, Henry James returned to his native America and travelled down the East Coast from Boston to Florida.

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