Titre : |
Washington Square : l'invention de l'esprit critique |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Henry James, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Penguin books |
Année de publication : |
1995 |
Importance : |
192 p |
Format : |
11 x 1.4 x 18 cm |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Index. décimale : |
810 Littérature américaine de langue anglaise : procéder comme il est indiqué sous 840. Indice de base : 81. Table des périodes ( Etats-Unis) |
Résumé : |
Dr. Austin Sloper, a socially prominent widower, a clever man, and a skilled physician, flourishes in New York City in the 1840s. Some years ago, Dr. Sloper had lost his beloved wife, Catherine Harrington Sloper, and a little boy; he is left with his disappointing daughter, Catherine Sloper, who is plain, modest, and obedient. His sister, Lavinia Penniman, a foolish, romantic widow, also lives with them.
When Catherine is 21, she meets Morris Townsend at her cousin Marian’s engagement party. She thinks the smooth-talking Morris is the most handsome man she has ever seen. Before long, Morris begins to court Catherine. Dr. Sloper learns that Morris, about 30, squandered a small inheritance abroad and is now supported by his widowed sister. He invites Morris to dinner and quickly decides that he is “not a gentleman” and therefore unacceptable as a suitor for Catherine. He further suspects that Morris has “mercenary” motives and is primarily interested in Catherine’s inheritance, not Catherine herself |
Washington Square : l'invention de l'esprit critique [texte imprimé] / Henry James, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Penguin books, 1995 . - 192 p ; 11 x 1.4 x 18 cm. Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Index. décimale : |
810 Littérature américaine de langue anglaise : procéder comme il est indiqué sous 840. Indice de base : 81. Table des périodes ( Etats-Unis) |
Résumé : |
Dr. Austin Sloper, a socially prominent widower, a clever man, and a skilled physician, flourishes in New York City in the 1840s. Some years ago, Dr. Sloper had lost his beloved wife, Catherine Harrington Sloper, and a little boy; he is left with his disappointing daughter, Catherine Sloper, who is plain, modest, and obedient. His sister, Lavinia Penniman, a foolish, romantic widow, also lives with them.
When Catherine is 21, she meets Morris Townsend at her cousin Marian’s engagement party. She thinks the smooth-talking Morris is the most handsome man she has ever seen. Before long, Morris begins to court Catherine. Dr. Sloper learns that Morris, about 30, squandered a small inheritance abroad and is now supported by his widowed sister. He invites Morris to dinner and quickly decides that he is “not a gentleman” and therefore unacceptable as a suitor for Catherine. He further suspects that Morris has “mercenary” motives and is primarily interested in Catherine’s inheritance, not Catherine herself |
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