Esther
Autor Henry Adamsen Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 1997
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781573921329
ISBN-10: 1573921327
Pagini: 310
Dimensiuni: 138 x 215 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
ISBN-10: 1573921327
Pagini: 310
Dimensiuni: 138 x 215 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Esther (1884), the second of two novels by noted American historian Henry Adams (1838-1918), deals with a woman's inability to accept religious faith as men have formulated it. Esther Dudley, a young New York socialite and artist raised without religion, falls in love with Episcopal clergyman Stephen Hazard, but she cannot embrace his Christianity and remain true to herself. Displaying the subtle interplay of mind found in the best work of Henry James, Esther suggests the symbolism of the Virgin Mary that Adams would take up some twenty years later in his Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres, a Study in Thirteenth-Century Unity: Esther rejects Hazard just as the Virgin rejected the scholastic formulation of the Trinity and the whole medieval system of moral law.
Notă biografică
Having been born into the family of two American presidents, Henry Adams (1838-1918) held great privilege. He had a close relationship with his grandfather, and former United States president, John Quincy Adams. Adams worked as a private secretary for his father for many years, accompanying him on his travels. Outside of his work with his family, Adams was a well-known political journalist. His autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, was claimed to be one of the best works of nonfiction written in the 20th century.