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The Tragic Muse () explores with a topical realism not usually found in James the conflicts between art and politics, society and the Bohemian life. It does so with dazzling glimpses of Parisian theater and of London aestheticism, as articulated by the flamboyant and idealistic Gabriel Nash.  · The Tragic Muse by Henry James - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 97 by Henry James.  · Reproduction of the original: The Tragic Muse by Henry James. Books for All Ages: Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off. Free Shipping on Orders of $35 or More. 50% Off Criterion Collection. Get a $10 eGift Card. The Best Books of 50% Off Arrow Video DVDs Blu-ray.

The Tragic Muse, novel by Henry James, published serially in The Atlantic Monthly from to and in book form in This study of the conflict between the demands of art and those of the "real world" is set in London and Paris in the s.. Nicholas Dormer, an Englishman, gives up a career in Parliament and marriage to a beautiful, wealthy woman to become a portrait painter. Originally published serially in seventeen installments in the Atlantic Monthly from January May , The Tragic Muse was Henry James' longest novel to date. The plot tells of two aspiring artists, painter Nick Dormer and actress Miriam Rooth, who endeavor to find both artistic and commercial success. Complete summary of Henry James' The Tragic Muse. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Tragic Muse.

Henry James, OM (15 April - 28 February ) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. In short "The Tragic Muse" is an admirable failure -- artistically and as a tale. The other two novels that belong to the period and technique -- The Bostonians and The Princess Cassimasima -- are far more successful, perhaps because they take as themes situations and concerns that are easier to dramatize than art. The Tragic Muse is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in and then as a book in This wide, cheerful panorama of English life follows the fortunes of two would-be artists: Nick Dormer, who throws over a political career in his efforts to become a painter, and Miriam Rooth, an actress striving for artistic and commercial success.