Boston's Literary Circle in the 19th Century
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Where was Henry James born?

  • Paris
  • London
  • Albany
  • New York City (correct)
  • What did Henry James become in 1915?

  • A philosopher
  • A Nobel Prize winner
  • An English citizen (correct)
  • A writer
  • Who nominated Henry James for the Nobel Prize in Literature?

  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • Henry James himself (correct)
  • Henry James Sr.
  • Mary Walsh
  • What was Henry James' father's profession?

    <p>Lecturer and philosopher</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Henry James spend much of his childhood?

    <p>Albany</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What language did Henry James become fluent in during his time in France?

    <p>French</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What injury did Henry James receive in 1861?

    <p>An injury to his back</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the James family move to in 1864?

    <p>Boston, Massachusetts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Henry James' first published work?

    <p>Miss Maggie Mitchell in Fanchon the Cricket</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During his trip to Europe, who did Henry James meet in Rome?

    <p>John Ruskin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Henry James settle after living in Paris for a year?

    <p>London, England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were Henry James' first professional mentors?

    <p>Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and James T. Fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which club did Henry James become an honorary member of in 1882?

    <p>Athenaeum Club</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which magazine published Henry James' first novel 'Watch and Ward' in serial form?

    <p>The Atlantic Monthly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary movements is Henry James associated with?

    <p>Realism and Modernism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Henry James best known for?

    <p>His novels dealing with social and marital interplay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were Henry James' siblings?

    <p>William James and Alice James</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Henry James' works is considered his most widely adapted work in other media?

    <p>The Turn of the Screw</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would you describe Henry James' writing style?

    <p>Ambiguous and impressionistic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What other genre did Henry James write in, apart from novels?

    <p>Biography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Henry James' works is compared to impressionist painting?

    <p>The Golden Bowl</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel by Henry James established his fame on both sides of the Atlantic?

    <p>Daisy Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel by Henry James is considered his first masterpiece?

    <p>The Portrait of a Lady</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During his time in London, which authors influenced Henry James' work?

    <p>Émile Zola and Ivan Turgenev</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel by Henry James was influenced by the French writers he studied?

    <p>The Bostonians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Henry James meet with Zola, Daudet, and Goncourt in Paris?

    <p>1884</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel by Henry James was published in 1886 and received poor critical reaction and sales?

    <p>The Princess Casamassima</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were some of Henry James' friends during the middle years of his career?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel by Henry James is considered his third novel from the 1880s?

    <p>The Tragic Muse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Henry James' novels hurt his career rather than helped it?

    <p>The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima</p> Signup and view all the answers

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