The Hole in the Carpet
Henry James's The Bostonians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9685218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Cameron (0000-0002-1168-2276, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-97 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_01835 |
| OpenAlex | W3118531110 |
| Language | EN |
“The Hole in the Carpet” examines the ways in which Henry James deflates and nullifies value in The Bostonians. The essay raises a question of whether a novel that has no stable repository for value creates in its stead an ethical vacuum that is costly for a reader
Epistemology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Philosophy · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |