Open AccessHenry James, the “Maison Buglese,” and Dirty Hands
Author(s) -
Greg W. Zacharias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
viatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2275-0827
DOI - 10.52497/viatica1181
Subject(s) - humanities , distancing , art , covid-19 , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Henry James’s description of the appearance and behavior of traveling businessmen in the Hôtel de France section of “En Province” in A Little Tour in France is unusual, and appears to call attention to a recurrent and haunting anxiety on the part of the author that he might resemble these businessmen more than he liked to admit. The article explores James’s apparent identification with the itinerant businessman and the strategies he devised for distancing himself from them.