Volume 1. Art. A note on James's texts -- Chronology : Henry James's life and writings -- Review of P.G. Hamerton's Contemporary French painters 'Art. XIII. -- Critical notices', North American Review 106 -- French pictures in Boston 'Art', Atlantic Monthly 29 -- Boston exhibitions "Art', Atlantic Monthly 29 -- Review of works by Cole, Daubigny and J. Appleton Brown 'Art : Boston', Atlantic Monthly 29 -- 'Art : the Dutch and Flemish pictures in New York', Atlantic Monthly 29 -- 'The Bethnal Green Museum', Atlantic Monthly 31 -- "Henri Regnault' [review of Correspondance], Nation 16 -- Boston exhibition of Montpensier collection 'Art', Atlantic Monthly 34 -- Review of paintings by Wilde, Boughton, J. Appleton Brown, Mrs W.J. Stillman and Egusquiza 'Art', Atlantic Monthly 35 -- Portraits by Frank Duveneck "Notes', Nation 20 -- Veronese and Millet in Boston 'Notes', Nation 20 -- 'On some pictures lately exhibited' [New York] Galaxy 20 -- Review of Life of Hippolyte Flandrin 'Notes', Nation 21 -- Portraits by Deveneck and Copley 'Notes', Nation 21 -- 'Thackerayana. Notes and anecdotes', Nation 21 -- Antoine Louis Barye : his work and career ; sculptures of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux 'Paris as it is', New York Tribune 25 -- Meissonier's Battle of Friedland and its purchaser, A.T. Stewart 'Parisian sketches', New York Tribune, 22 -- Pils and Delacroix 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Gerome 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Auction of pictures including Meissonier's The Reader, Brascassat, Baillet, Boldini, 'Art and letters in Paris', New York Tribune -- Impressionist painters 'Parisian festivity', Nw York Tribune -- Paris salon 1876 including works by Dore, Monchablon, Bin, Blanc, Sylvestre, Detaille, and Munkacsi 'Art in France', New York Tribune -- Paris Salon 1876, including paintings by Bastien-Lepage, Carolus-Duran, Vollon, Moreau, Vibert, and sculptures by Dubois 'Art in Paris', New York Tribune -- Salon des Refuses 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Paris Salon 1876 'Notes', Nation 22 -- Cherbuliez on Salon 1876 'Notes', Nation 22 -- Success of Dubois and Moreau "Parisian topics', New York Tribune 1 -- 'A study of Rubens and Rembrandt' [review of Fromentin's Les Maitres d'Autrefois], 'Notes', Nation 23 -- On monument to Henri Regnault 'Notes', Nation 23 -- The National Gallery, London 'Notes', Nation 24 -- 'The old masters at Burlington House' [Royal Academy Winter Exhibition], Nation 24 -- Sculptures by John Gibson 'Notes', Nation 24 -- Paintings by Elizabeth Thompson, 'Notes', Nation 24 -- 'The Grosvenor Gallery and the Royal Academy', Nation 24 -- 'The picture season in London', Galaxy 24 -- Adolph Thiers's art collection 'Notes', Nation 25 -- 'The old masters at Burlington House' [Royal Academy Winter Exhibition], Nation 26 -- Ruskin's collection of Turner drawings 'Notes', Nation 26 -- 'The London exhibitions -- the Grosvenor Gallery London', Nation 26 -- Review of Memoirs of life of Anna Jameson 'Notes', Nation 27 -- Whistler and Ruskin libel suit 'Notes', Nation 27 -- Ruskin v. Whistler pamphlet 'Notes', Nation 28 -- 'The Winter exhibitions in London' [Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery], Nation 28 -- 'The Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery' [Summer exhibitions], Nation 28 -- 'The letters of Eugene Delacroix', International Reveiw 8 -- Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery exhibitions extract from 'London pictures and London plays', Atlantic Monthly 50 -- 'Du Maurier and London Society', Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 26 -- Exhibition No. 30 notes (no. 15 of series by Mr. Henry James on a collection of drawings by Mr. George Du Maurier exhibited at the Fine Art Society's [galleries] 148 New Bond Street -- 'Edwin A. Abbey', Harper's Weekly 30 -- 'John S. Sargent', Harper's New Monthly Magazine 75 -- 'Our artists in Europe' [Harper's artists], Harper's New Monthly Magazine 79 -- 'Daumier, caricaturist,' Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 39 -- 'Charles S. Reinhart', Harper's Weekly 34 -- Preface to Catalogue of a collection of drawings by Alfred Parsons -- The new gallery 'London", Harper's Weekly 41 -- Frederick Walker, Leighton, and Ford Madox Brown 'London', Harper's Weekly 41 -- Exhibitions at Guildhall Gallery and Royal Academy 'London', Harper's Weekly 41 -- Exhibition at Grafton Galleries 'London', Harper's Weekly 41 -- 'An American art-scholar : Charles Eliot Norton', Burlington Magazine 14 Volume 2 : Drama. Review of Maggie Mitchell in Fanchon the cricket 'Dramatic' Daily Traveller [Boston] -- 'The Parisian stage', Nation 16 -- Review of Theophile Gautier's Theatre : mystere, comedies et ballets 'Art. III.", North American Review 116 -- 'Dumas and Goethe', Nation 17 -- Review of Sheridan's The school for scandal 'The drama', Atlantic Monthly 34 -- Review of Bayard Taylor, The prophet. a tragedy 'Art. VI. Critical notices', North American Review 120 -- 'Notes on the theatres' [New York], Nation 20 -- 'Madame Ristori', Nation 20 -- 'Macready's reminiscences', Nation 20 -- George Rignold as Macbeth 'Notes', Nation 20 -- Review of Henri de Bornier's La fille de Roland, Galaxy 20 -- 'Mr. Tennyson's drama' [Queen Mary], Galaxy 20 -- Henry Irving's Macbeth 'Notes', Nation 21 -- W.W. Story's Nero 'Notes', Nation 21 -- L'Etrangere by Dumas fils, the opera, Ernesto Rossi in Kean by Dumas pere 'Paris revisited', New York Tribune -- Odeon Theatre renovation 'Paris as it is', New York Tribune -- 'The inn album' [review of Browning drama', Nation 22 -- Popularity of Opera bouffe; Rossi playing Macbeth; Sardou's Ferreol; Madame Plessy in Pailleron's Petite Pluie "The Parisian stage', New York Tribune -- Les danicheff by 'Pierre Newski'; Ernesto Rossi playing Romeo 'Parisian life', New York Tribune -- Monument dedicated to Lamartine; 'conferences in Paris 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Frederick Lemaitre 'Paris in election time', New York Tribune -- L'Etrangere by Dumas fils; a masked ball at Paris Opera 'Parisian affairs', New York Tribune -- Albert Delpit, Les chevaliers da la patrie 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Mermet's opera, Jeanne d'Arc 'Parisian festivity', New York Tribune -- Retirement of Madame Plessy 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Performance of Verdi's Aida and Requiem 'Parisian topics', New York Tribune -- Review of Parodi's Rome Vaincue 'Notes', Nation 23 -- Review of Erckmann and Chatrian's L'Ami Fritz 'Notes', Nation 24 -- 'Mr. Tennyson's new drama [Harold], Nation 24 -- Review of Dutton Cook's [A book of the play] Nation 24 -- 'The theatre Francʹais', Galaxy 23 -- 'The London Theatres', Galaxy 23 -- Two plays : Henry Irving in Louis XI, and Ellen Terry in Olivia 'Notes', Nation 26 -- Review of Augier's Les Fourchambault 'Notes', Nation 26 -- 'The London theatres', Nation 28 -- 'The comedie-Francʹaise in London', Nation 29 -- 'The London theaters', Scribner's monthly 21 -- Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Sardou's Odette and Pinero's The Squire, extract from 'London pictures and London plays, Atlantic monthly 50 -- 'Tommaso Salvini', Atlantic Monthly 51 -- 'A poor play well acted [Hodgson Burnett's Young Folks' Ways], Pall Mall Gazette -- 'A study of Salvini', Pall Mall Gazette -- 'Coquelin', Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 33 -- 'The acting in Mr. Irving's Faust', Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 35 -- 'After the play [The Theatre Libre], New Review 1 -- Letter on British Theatre Libre, The Weekly Comedy : a review of the drama, music & literature 1 -- 'On the occasion of Hedda Gabler', New Review 4 -- 'Ibsen's new play' [The masterbuilder], Pall Mall Gazette -- 'Frances Anne Kemble', Temple Bar 97 -- 'On the death of Dumas the Younger', New Review 14 -- 'Mr. Henry Irving's production of Cymbeline', Harper's Weekly 40 -- Richard III and Little Eyolf 'London', Harper's Weekly 41 -- Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman 'London', Harper's Weekly 41 -- On British drama 'London', Harper's WEekly 41 -- 'Edmond Rostand', The Cornhill Magazine, n.s. 11 -- Introduction to The tempest in The complete works of William Shakespeare ed. Sidney Lee.
Summary:
"Henry James records in his autobiography a transformative childhood experience in the Louvre when he foresaw the 'fun' that art might bring him. Many of his novels and stories indeed go on to dramatise the circumstances of the artist's life, and their allusions to art are extensive. This complete collection of essays and reviews presents the observations of a major author whose critical judgments have become central to an understanding of late nineteenth-century art. Readers will find James's texts as they first appeared, with a wealth of editorial support, which captures the mood and values of the art scene in Britain, France and America - its interesting minor figures, as well as names still familiar. Many of these items are difficult to access and have not previously been available in a scholarly edition. The editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, a chronology, a textual variants section, and a biographical guide to artists"-- Provided by publisher. "The Complete Writings of Henry James on Art Henry James records in his autobiography a transformative childhood experience in the Louvre when he foresaw the 'fun' that art might bring him. Many of his novels and stories indeed go on to dramatise the circumstances of the artist's life, and their allusions to art are extensive"-- Provided by publisher.
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