Henry James documentary

Henry James OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.

He is best known for a number of novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, English people, and continental Europeans. Examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His later works were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often made use of a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to impressionist painting.

Henry James documentary

2006

[voyaristika]

I enjoy knowing the lives of influential writers from times past. Thank you for posting this video!

[paolazuffinetti]

What a lovely way to study literature! A HUGE THANKS!

[JimiHendrix]

Thank you, for a delightful precis of the life of a great writer.

[rahawa]

Your documentaries are accompanied by the most delicious and apposite music choices - thank you so much for many hours well spent!

[miriamaguilar]

I thoroughly enjoyed this mini documentary on Henry James. A prolific writer of the heart and the haunted. Love his stories, especially acted out on YouTube movies. Thank you!

[poetcomic]

I'm still in love with Madame de Vionnet from The Ambassadors. Has anyone ever fallen in love with a fictional character? It is very painful.

[donaldkelly]

I have come to love James' fiction in the past ten years. Thanks for posting!

[SueFerreira]

Thank you for these documentaries but also for the classical music.
My friends and I often bemoan the slow disappearance of the classical performances.

[catloverfl]

Why no mention of one of his most famous novels, "Washington Square?" This was a fascinating story. When it was made into a major academy award winning film in 1949 "The Heiress" it became a favorite of mine. Olivia de Havilland won an Oscar for her performance. Unforgettable story.

[stevehinnenkamp]

What a marvelous, encompassing tribute!! THANK YOU, , sir, for bringing to light the life of Henry James.

[petercrossley]

Richard Grant narrates beautifully. The text misses out however on his playwriting and successes and failures and dramas in his life.

[HerAeolianHarp]

So glad to have discovered your fine channel.

[arthurboehm]

This documentary provides the decor of James' life without examining in any way the nature of his work, his writing. He was a revolutionary, a kind of modernist who captured nothing less than the full depth of human consciousness. No one who reads James, who follows him on the page, is the same.

[JudeNance]

Thank you so much for writing about this great writer. 🎉

[karaamundson]

"Turn of a Screw" freaked me stone dead when I read it at age 19. This, after "Sound & the Fury, " "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, " "The Shining, " and plenty of other up-front crazy and/or bone-chilling reads. Nope. Henry James knocked it out of the park.
...the film is heartstoppingly terrifying, too!

[caroldixon]

The narrator did such a beautiful job. This was a fascinating biography thank you for posting.

[evelyncagle]

I treasure his writing. His work nurtures me.

[furiosaningveryserious]

Thank you so much for the uploading. James is a true gem for depicting human psychological complexities.

[ЮлияКоршунова-по]

So well done documebrary...enjoyable ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[johnochiltree]

I’m reading the library of americas first volume of Henry james’ short stories and I love them!