Compunction and Conversion in Henry James's "The Altar of the Dead"

, ABSTRACT:, In "The Altar of the Dead" (1895), the compunction of Henry James's hero, George Stransom, is a grace of conversion (in Girardian terms, of "novelistic conversion") with real-life consequences for James himself, a writer then still locked in an obsessive, mimeti...

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Main Author: Astell, Ann W. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Notre Dame 2021
In: Religion & literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 99-121
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B James, Henry 1843-1916, The Altar of the Dead / Repentance
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NCA Ethics
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