American Literature · 1982 · 27 citations · 0 references
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Preface 1. The major theme 2. The related ideas 3. The beginnings: Roderick Hudson and the tradition 4. The sacred quest: The Portrait of a Lady 5. The defence of culture and the claims of history 6. Americans and ambassadors: the whole man Index.