The Portrait of a Lady（贵妇画像）

This Second Norton Critical Edition of one of Henry James's most important novels is that of the New York Edition (1908). In a sense, there are two distinctly
separate Portraits--the 1880-81 first edition and the New York edition, which James extensively revised. The editor has meticu-lously prepared a list of textual variants, enabling comparative reading of the novel. Nina Baym, F. O. Matthiessen, and An-thony ]. Mazzella provide differing perspectives on ]ames's revi-sion process.
"Henry James and the Novel" culls autobiographical excerpts from James's other writings--his Notebooks; the intentionally autobiographical A Small Boy and Others and Notes of a Son and Brother; and the travel books Italy Revised, A Roman Holiday, and Roman Rides.
"Ccmtemporary Reviews and Criticism" provides both chrono-logical and critical perspective on The Portrait of a Lady. Four re-views from 1882 outline the novel's initial critical reception.Seven important essays from the period 1954-91 provide varied critical responses by Dorothy Van Ghent, William H. Gass, Lau-rence B. Holland, Charles Feidelson, Louis Auchincloss,William Veeder, and Millicent Bell.
"Biographical Aids" includes judiciously chosen secondary works on James from the wealth of material published yearly.

ROBERT D. BAMBERG is Emeritus Professor of English at Kent State University. He previously taught at Bates College (where he was Chairman of the Department and Dean of the Faculty) and at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D.
from Cornell University. He is the author of articles on British and American fiction and is editor of The Confession of ]ere-boam O. Beauchamp.

Preface
The Text of The Portrait of a Lady
Preface to the New York Edition (1908)
The Portrait of a Lady
TEXTUAL APPENDIX
Textual Variants
F. O. Matthiessen·The Painter's Sponge and Varnish Bottle
Anthony ]. Mazzella·The New Isabel
Nina Baym·Revision and Thematic Change in The Portrait of a Lady
Henry ]ames and the Novel
From The Notebooks
From A Small Boy and Others
From Notes of a Son and Brother
From Italy Revisited
From A Roman Holiday
From Roman Rides
Contemporary Reviews and Criticism
CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS (]882)
W. C. Brownel]·From The Nation
Horace E. Scudder·From The Atlantic Monthly
Anonymous·From Harper's
Margaret O]iphant·From Blackwood's
CRITICISM
Dorothy Van Ghent·On The Portrait of a Lady
William H.Gass·The High Brutality of Good Intentions
Laurence B. Holland·The Marriage
Charles Feidelson·The Moment of The Portrait of a Lady
Louis Auehincloss·The International Situation:The Portrait of a Lady
William Veeder·The Portrait of a Lack
Millieent Bell·Isabel Archer and the Affronting of Plot
Bibliographical Aids