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Roderick Hudson

Roderick Hudson

James, Henry

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161451064
ISBN13: 9781161451061
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 332
Weight: 1.74
Height: 0.75 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Roderick Hudson is a novel written by the renowned American author, Henry James. The story revolves around the titular character, Roderick Hudson, a talented and ambitious young sculptor who is trying to establish himself in the art world. The novel is set in the mid-19th century and explores the themes of love, ambition, and the pursuit of artistic excellence.The story begins with Roderick meeting Rowland Mallet, a wealthy American art collector who becomes his patron and friend. Roderick is introduced to Rowland's cousin, Mary Garland, and the two fall in love. However, their relationship is complicated by Roderick's intense focus on his art and his desire for success.As Roderick's career takes off, he becomes increasingly arrogant and distant from Mary. He begins an affair with a wealthy and sophisticated woman named Christina Light, who takes him to Europe and introduces him to the elite circles of the art world. Roderick becomes obsessed with his own success and loses sight of his true passion for art.Meanwhile, Mary is heartbroken by Roderick's infidelity and struggles to move on. She eventually meets another man, Jeff Robinson, who is kind and supportive. Roderick returns to America and tries to win Mary back, but she has already moved on.The novel ends with Roderick realizing the emptiness of his pursuit of fame and success. He returns to his artistic roots and creates a masterpiece, but it is too late to save his relationship with Mary.Overall, Roderick Hudson is a complex and nuanced exploration of the human psyche and the pursuit of artistic excellence. James' prose is elegant and insightful, and his characters are richly drawn and deeply flawed. The novel is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of art and human relationships.The brilliant Roman winter came round again, and Rowland enjoyed it, in a certain way, more deeply than before. He grew at last to feel that sense of equal possession, of intellectual nearness, which it belongs to the peculiar magic of the ancient city to infuse into minds of a cast that she never would have produced. He became passionately, unreasoningly fond of all Roman sights and sensations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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