The Tragic Muse
A 19th Century, American, English Literature book. However, Nick acted as much as possible under the circumstances, and...
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- Pages: 576 pages
- ISBN: 9780140433890 / 140433899
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However, Nick acted as much as possible under the circumstances, and that was rectifying it brought with it enjoyment and a working faith. He had not gone counter to the axiom that in a case of doubt one was to hold off; for that applied to choice, and he had not at present the slightest pretension to choosing. He knew he was lifted along, that what he was doing was not first-rate, that nothing was settled by it and that if there was essentially a problem in his life it would only grow tougher with keeping. But if doing one's sum to-morrow instead of...
Very, very Jamesian. As Jamesian as What Maisie Knew, and in my view rather better. It's actually quite funny at times, as well, which I don't usually find even with those of his books that are reputedly comedies. But the big question for me is, which came first, this or Dorian Gray? Nick Dormer paints a picture of a friend who then... Despite the title, the Tragic Muse doesn't really have the tragic intensity of James's greatest work. It's basically a comedy. One of his wittiest books. James can be so hilariously bitchy, and the opening sentence is one of the best ever: "The people of France have made it no secret that those of England, as a general thing, are, to... A tale of the theater, and of painting, and of politics, and of art versus love. I've read it four or more times, at least once for the pleasure of it and about three times as I adapted it into an (as yet unused) opera libretto.
