Princess Casamassima
Henry James
Princess Casamassima can be read on several levels: first, as a political and social novel, exploring the anarchistic and revolutionary underground of London in the 1880s; secondly as a psychological study of such a movement on a young man (the protagonist, Hyacinth Robinson) who may or may not be descended from the aristocracy, but whose artistic nature shines out in the midst of the London slums; and thirdly, as an examination of the conundrum whether the world of art and culture is necessarily built on the abject poverty of others. The Princess herself started as the beautiful and intelligent American Christina Light in James’s Roderick Hudson but has now come to London to escape the Neapolitan prince to whom she is unhappily married. Yet she and Robinson are only two of a larger set of characters whose commitment to an imagined revolutionary cause may be sincere or many be questionable. As is usual with Henry James, readers will have to make their own judgements.( Nicholas Clifford)
Author - Henry James.
Narrator - Nicholas Clifford.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Princess Casamassima can be read on several levels: first, as a political and social novel, exploring the anarchistic and revolutionary underground of London in the 1880s; secondly as a psychological study of such a movement on a young man (the protagonist, Hyacinth Robinson) who may or may not be descended from the aristocracy, but whose artistic nature shines out in the midst of the London slums; and thirdly, as an examination of the conundrum whether the world of art and culture is necessarily built on the abject poverty of others. The Princess herself started as the beautiful and intelligent American Christina Light in James’s Roderick Hudson but has now come to London to escape the Neapolitan prince to whom she is unhappily married. Yet she and Robinson are only two of a larger set of characters whose commitment to an imagined revolutionary cause may be sincere or many be questionable. As is usual with Henry James, readers will have to make their own judgements.( Nicholas Clifford) Author - Henry James. Narrator - Nicholas Clifford. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
Duration:00:27:09
Chapter 8
Duration:00:24:17
Chapter 9
Duration:00:24:24
Chapter 10
Duration:00:22:51
Chapter 11
Duration:00:30:28
Chapter 12
Duration:00:31:46
Chapter 13
Duration:00:36:44
Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
Duration:00:42:37
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
Duration:00:29:09
Chapter 18
Duration:00:14:49
Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:31:02
Chapter 21
Duration:00:42:51
Chapter 22
Duration:00:40:31
Chapter 23
Duration:00:28:10
Chapter 24
Duration:00:30:02
Chapter 25
Duration:00:23:06
Chapter 26
Duration:00:14:56
Chapter 27
Duration:00:26:17
Chapter 28
Duration:00:26:50
Chapter 29
Duration:00:25:30
Chapter 30
Duration:00:22:48
Chapter 31
Duration:00:19:57
Chapter 32
Duration:00:26:05
Chapter 33
Duration:00:24:02
Chapter 34
Duration:00:20:42
Chapter 35
Duration:00:28:46
Chapter 36
Duration:00:22:17
Chapter 37
Duration:00:32:05
Chapter 38
Duration:00:40:43
Chapter 39
Duration:00:37:41
Chapter 40
Duration:00:36:27
Chapter 41
Duration:00:35:35
Chapter 42
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 43
Duration:00:19:51
Chapter 44
Duration:00:32:11
Chapter 45
Duration:00:22:13
Chapter 46
Duration:00:16:26
Chapter 47
Duration:00:22:41