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    Roderick Hudson

    By Henry James

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    Trajectory presents classics of world literature with 21st century features! Our original-text editions include the following visual enhancements to foster a deeper understanding of the work: Word Clouds at the start of each chapter highlight important words. Word, sentence, paragraph counts, and reading time help readers and teachers determine chapter complexity. Co-occurrence graphs depict character-to-character interactions as well character to place interactions. Sentiment indexes identify positive and negative trends in mood within each chapter. Frequency graphs help display the impact this book has had on popular culture since its original date of publication. Use Trajectory analytics to deepen comprehension, to provide a focus for discussions and writing assignments, and to engage new readers with some of the greatest stories ever told.

    Roderick Hudson by Henry James is a novel about a young New England man and an artist who travel to Italy and fall in love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrajectory, Inc.
    Release dateOct 1, 2014
    ISBN9781632095039
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    Henry James

    Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors.

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    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this book....much beyond what i thought when i started it. A bit dense here and there, and a fair number of coincidental meetings throughout that keep me from going above 4 stars, but certainly worth the 4 to me. Basically a story about art, beauty, passion, and morals, all stirred up into a big late 1880's pot....Americans in Italy mostly, working at creating art using all that Rome and other European spots have for inspiration. A wealthy Rowland Mallet takes potential young sculptor Roderick Hudson to Rome and willingly acts as his patron in hopes of releasing his artistic genius. Complications arise in the form of a destructive muse that threatens Hudson's engagement......Rowland acts always the gentleman, to a fault, and allows Hudson to become a monster of sorts.....but never has the chutzpah to stand up and demand accountability, always willing to chalk it up to his 'genius'. Not a whole lot happens, but the entire story, seen mostly through Rowland's eyes, gets more and more complex, and i found myself desperately hoping for several scenarios to play out, and i needed to keep reading to see if they would. Much descriptive text extolling the beauty of Rome in the winter and all it has to offer in the way of spectacular classic art, as well as much insight into what is art and beauty.....and how do they come together and can they co-exist in the hearts, minds and souls of artists. And when i realized that this was Henry James' first novel, I was impressed with the depth and scope of his insight into all of these topics. Nicely done.....
    • 3/5
      Henry James's first novel. Not up to the level of his best work, as is to be expected, but still interesting.
    • 3/5

      Very indirect plot spoilers here.

      This is not-quite-James. It's slow to get started - not slow the way his other novels are slow, but sloooooooooow - with long descriptions of peoples' appearances that are neither interesting nor insightful etc etc... Chapter III through the first half of XI is great, but someone has seemingly replaced a Jamesian ending with one straight out of a gothic horror novel. The final few chapters are somehow both completely superfluous (page after page of 'the alps stood out against the sun-lit sky like lowering monsters') and insufficient (the characters sit around... and somehow, someway, one of them decides that 'life is no longer worth living'. ) They aren't direct quotes, James is too good a writer for that, but the sentiment is about right.
      That said, James got it right with his very next novel, and it stayed right more or less to the end of his life, and you get hints of that here. But only recommended for people who care about getting the early hints; otherwise, start with The American.