What was Henry James' connection to modernism?

Henry James is called “The Master” by Modernist English and American writers—and some, like James Baldwin, who come after the Modernist revolution. read more

Henry James is called “The Master” by Modernist English and American writers—and some, like James Baldwin, who come after the Modernist revolution. James is credited with elevating the craft of fiction into The Art of Fiction—the title of one of his essays on the importance of literary narrative as a legitimate art form, akin to poetry. read more

Unresolved conflicts, and evasive endings are the giveaway signs of a modernist text, but long before the recognized dawn of modernism, Henry James used these tropes in his fiction. Stream of consciousness, a distinctively modern technique, can be looked at as the continuation of James’s own center of consciousness. read more

Critical Essays The Realism of Henry James Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Henry James has had a tremendous influence on the development of the novel. read more