Overview
Roderick Hudson is a novel written by the famous American author, Henry James. It tells the story of a young sculptor named Roderick Hudson, who is born into a humble family in rural New England. Despite his modest beginnings, Roderick is a gifted artist with a passion for creating beautiful sculptures. He moves to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming a great artist, where he meets a wealthy American woman named Rowland Mallet. Rowland becomes Roderick's patron and mentor, and the two men become close friends.As Roderick's career takes off, he becomes increasingly arrogant and self-centered, causing tension in his relationship with Rowland. Meanwhile, Roderick falls in love with a beautiful Italian woman named Miriam, who becomes the subject of many of his sculptures. However, their relationship is complicated by Roderick's infidelity and his struggle to balance his artistic ambitions with his personal life.The novel explores themes of art, love, ambition, and the clash between American and European cultures. It is a complex and nuanced portrait of a young artist's journey towards greatness, and the sacrifices he must make along the way. Henry James's masterful prose and psychological insights make Roderick Hudson a timeless classic of American literature.The brilliant Roman winter came round again, and Rowland enjoyed it, in a certain way, more deeply than before. He grew at last to feel that sense of equal possession, of intellectual nearness, which it belongs to the peculiar magic of the ancient city to infuse into minds of a cast that she never would have produced. He became passionately, unreasoningly fond of all Roman sights and sensations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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- ISBN-13: 9781162682419
- ISBN-10: 1162682418
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- Publish Date: September 2010
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.26 pounds
- Page Count: 332
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