James, Henry, introduction by Leon Edel, — French Poets and Novelists.

NY, Grosset & Dunlap/Universal, (1964). 1st ed. VG PB. A classic of American criticism, "French Poets" has nver before had an American edition. James, writing in 1975 and without. the benefit of historical perspective, was able to pick out from among the host of 19th century French literary figures the most significant writers of the era. He also captures in these essays a rich sense of the time in which they lived, the experience of which they wrote, and the literary questions with which the were preoccupied. He was a great theorist in the art of the novel.