Philosophical Siblings: Varieties of Playful Experience in Alice, William, and Henry James
- ISBN-10
- 0812253329
- ISBN-13
- 9780812253320
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-11-26
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Jane F. Thrailkill
Description
This collective study of the James siblings--Alice, William, and Henry--lights up their shared intellectual project: showing how minds meet in a world teeming with possibilities and risks. Philosophical Siblings offers a fresh way of thinking about literary encounters, one that approaches even the most iconic texts with serious lightness.
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