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Birthday
April 15, 1843, New York, New York, United States -
Brother
William James was an American philosopher and psychologist with a long and brilliant career at Harvard University, where he was a professor of psychology, as well as founder of functional psychology. He was the older brother of writer Henry James. -
Work
As a writer, James is considered one of the great figures in transatlantic literature. His works are frequently based on the juxtaposition of characters from the Old World, artistic, corrupting and seductive and the New World, where people are often sincere and open, although their nuances and variations are multiple. -
Your private life
Their sexuality was undefined and their tastes and interests were, according to the prevailing levels of Victorian society, partly feminine. It has been claimed that being a subject outside the society in which he lived helped him in the detailed psychological analysis of the situations, one of the most outstanding characteristics of his literary work. He was never a full member of any group. -
Stories
Henry James was an American writer and literary critic, nationalized British at the end of his life, who is known for his novels and stories based on the technique of point of view, which allows him to analyze the characters psychologically from within. -
Films
He is known for his novels and stories based on the point of view technique, which allows the psychological analysis of the characters from within. -
Roderick Hudson
An extremely talented American sculptor, who is accompanied on his Italian journey by his most mature friend and patron, Rowland Mallet, and Christina Light, one of Henry James's most charming femmes, who will reappear - already married and princess - in the famous work of the author Princess Casamassima. Hudson and Mallet's couple have been seen as representative of both sides of James's own nature: the wildly imaginative artist and the conscious mentor of his power and influence. -
The Innocents
The story takes place in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Miss Giddens is hired to take care of two orphaned children by their uncle, who is more concerned with their particular affairs than their nephews. Miss Giddens settles in the country house where the girl Flora and her brother Miles reside. -
Death
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Date of death: February 28, 1916
Place of death: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
