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• catalog abstract ""'Beloved Boy' is a collection of letters tracing Henry James's fascination with and enduring devotion to a young, Norwegian-American artist. James was already 56 when, visiting Rome in 1899, he was introduced to the twenty-seven-year-old Hendrik Andersen. In an uncanny instance of life imitating art, Andersen bore an unmistakable resemblance to the title character of James's 1875 novel Roderick Hudson - a figure who, like Andersen, was a young sculptor venturing into life as an expatriate in Italy. Although his initial meeting with Andersen was brief, James was deeply moved by the young man. He wrote to Andersen almost immediately after his return to his Sussex home, and remained a faithful correspondent until his own death in 1915." "The two men met on only six occasions, and never for more than a few days, so their friendship was almost entirely epistolary. The letters assembled here, nearly half of which are previously unpublished, exhibit a voice decidedly more vulnerable than that which we usually associate with James. They also shed new light on the writer's homoerotic leanings, as he approaches Andersen with a passion, as well as a tenderness, typically reserved for a lover." "Even greater than his feelings for Andersen, however, was James's devotion to art. Despite an initially positive opinion, James was forced to reassess Andersen's work, which became increasingly grandiose - exhibiting "megalomania," as James bluntly diagnosed it. The sculptor's tendency towards monumentality, including plans for a utopian "World City," were at odds with James's commitment to observing reality in all its complexity and imperfection. Despite this, James's affection for his friend never wavered; his letters remained occasions to celebrate the youth and beauty personified for him by Andersen."--Jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Amato ragazzo. English".
• catalog contributor b13242525.
• catalog contributor b13242526.
• catalog contributor b13242527.
• catalog created "2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
• catalog description ""'Beloved Boy' is a collection of letters tracing Henry James's fascination with and enduring devotion to a young, Norwegian-American artist. James was already 56 when, visiting Rome in 1899, he was introduced to the twenty-seven-year-old Hendrik Andersen. In an uncanny instance of life imitating art, Andersen bore an unmistakable resemblance to the title character of James's 1875 novel Roderick Hudson - a figure who, like Andersen, was a young sculptor venturing into life as an expatriate in Italy. Although his initial meeting with Andersen was brief, James was deeply moved by the young man. He wrote to Andersen almost immediately after his return to his Sussex home, and remained a faithful correspondent until his own death in 1915."".
• catalog description ""Even greater than his feelings for Andersen, however, was James's devotion to art. Despite an initially positive opinion, James was forced to reassess Andersen's work, which became increasingly grandiose - exhibiting "megalomania," as James bluntly diagnosed it. The sculptor's tendency towards monumentality, including plans for a utopian "World City," were at odds with James's commitment to observing reality in all its complexity and imperfection. Despite this, James's affection for his friend never wavered; his letters remained occasions to celebrate the youth and beauty personified for him by Andersen."--Jacket.".
• catalog description ""The two men met on only six occasions, and never for more than a few days, so their friendship was almost entirely epistolary. The letters assembled here, nearly half of which are previously unpublished, exhibit a voice decidedly more vulnerable than that which we usually associate with James. They also shed new light on the writer's homoerotic leanings, as he approaches Andersen with a passion, as well as a tenderness, typically reserved for a lover."".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-156) and index.".
• catalog extent "lviii, 160 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0813922704 (Cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "2004.".
• catalog language "eng ita".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press,".
• catalog subject "813/.4 B 22".
• catalog subject "Andersen, Hendrik Christian, 1872-1940 Correspondence.".
• catalog subject "Authors, American 20th century Correspondence.".
• catalog subject "James, Henry, 1843-1916 Correspondence.".
• catalog subject "PS2123 .A415 2004".
• catalog title "Amato ragazzo. English".
• catalog title "Beloved boy : letters to Hendrik C. Andersen, 1899-1915 / Henry James ; edited by Rosella Mamoli Zorzi ; introduction to the English-language edition by Millicent Bell ; afterword by Elena di Majo.".
• catalog type "Records and correspondence. fast".
• catalog type "text".