Henry James
7 SeriesHenry James (1843-1916) was an American-British author renowned for his literary fiction, which often explored themes of American expatriates in Europe and the dynamics of personal relationships. His innovative use of point of view, interior monologue, and unreliable narrators added depth to realistic fiction and anticipated modernist literature. James was a prolific writer, producing numerous novels, stories, articles, and plays, some of which were successfully performed during his lifetime.
In "The Europeans" by Henry James, Baroness Eugenia Munster and her brother Felix visit their American cousins in Boston. Their extravagant European ways clash with the austere Puritan lifestyle of their relatives. The novel explores the impact of Eugenia and Felix on their family through a series of sketches. This cultural collision forms the core of the narrative, highlighting themes of tradition versus modernity.
