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Henry James and the philosophy of literary pragmatism

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Henry James and the philosophy of literary pragmatism

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Gregory Phipps

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xii, 261 pages ; 22 cm

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James, Henry, 1843-1916

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Pragmatism in literature

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Phipps, Gregory, author

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Introduction : Henry James and literary pragmatism -- "A sort of loosely compacted person" : Charles Peirce's protagonist and the institutions of the American community -- Milly Theale and "the practical question of life" : anticipating doubts and saving beliefs in The Wings of the Dove -- Cash flow, railways, and gunshots : for the good--William James and the dialectics of emotion and action -- Maggie Verver's "vast modern machineries and facilities" : the art of love and the passion of evil in The Golden Bowl -- "The habit of the public mind" in the battlefields and marketplaces : Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s pragmatic judge and his fellow combatants -- "The state of the account between society and himself" : Hyacinth Robinson's soldier's faith in The Princess Casamassima -- Conclusion : the cast of characters in literary pragmatism.