Henry James and the Queerness of Style

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HENRY JAMES AND THE QUEERNESS OF STYLE This page intentionally left blank Henry James and the Queerness of Style . . . . Kevin Ohi University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London A version of the Introduction has appeared previously as “‘The novel is older, and so are the young’: On the Queerness of Style,” Henry James Review 27, no. 2 (Spring 2006): 140–55; copyright The Johns Hopkins University Press. A version of chapter 4 has appeared previously as “Belatedness and Style,” in Peter Rawlings, ed., Palgrave Advances in Henry James Studies (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), 126–46; reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kevin Ohi. Henry James and the queerness of style / Kevin Ohi. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-5493-2 (acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8166-6511-2 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1. James, Henry, 1843–1916—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Homosexuality and literature—United States. 3. James, Henry, 1843–1916—Literary style. 4. Male homosexuality, in literature. I. Title. PS2127.H63O37 2011 813ʹ.4—dc22 2010032607 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my mother This page intentionally left blank ...