DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/TEA6-R952
Defense Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Terry Oggel
Second Advisor
Dr. Nicholas Frankel
Third Advisor
Harrison Fletcher
Fourth Advisor
Dr. David Latene
Abstract
This thesis will show that, in its original form, “The Turn of the Screw” acted as a monument to the intellectual unity shared between Henry James and his brother William. Through evaluating James’ biography, memoirs, and letters with William, this thesis will illustrate the subtle collaborative inspirations that initially helped James write the first twelve-part serial edition of “The Turn of the Screw” for Collier’s Weekly, which ran from January 27, 1898 until April 16, 1898. I will also demonstrate the effect of William’s philosophy and his death on the revisions James’ made to his story as published in the twelfth volume of his New York Edition (NYE).
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
4-28-2016
Included in
American Literature Commons, Literature in English, British Isles Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons, Philosophy of Mind Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons, Theory and Philosophy Commons