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"The Altar of the Dead" is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events.
24 de fev. de 2024 · Versions of The Altar of the Dead include: "The Altar of the Dead" in Terminations (London: William Heinemann, 1895): 201–260. "The Altar of the Dead" in Terminations (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1895): 185–242. — American issue of the first book edition. "The Altar of the Dead" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 17: 3–58.
Now they had really, his Dead, something that was indefensibly theirs; and he liked to think that they might in cases be the Dead of others, as well as that the Dead of others might be invoked there under the protection of what he had done. Whoever bent a knee on the carpet he had laid down appeared to him to act in the spirit of his intention.
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links. The Altar of the Dead (1895) holds a very high distinction amongst the stories of Henry James – for it is the one from the hundred or more that he wrote with which he said he was ‘least dissatisfied’. And it is generally held in positive regard amongst literary critics, along with ...
“I set up my altar, with its multiplied meanings,” Stransom began; but she quietly interrupted him. “You set up your altar, and when I wanted one most I found it magnificently ready. I used it with the gratitude I’ve always shown you, for I knew it from of old to be dedicated to Death. I told you long ago that my Dead weren’t many.
The Altar of the Dead is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events.
1 de set. de 2010 · The Altar of the Dead. Henry James. The Floating Press, Sep 1, 2010 - Fiction - 47 pages. Explore timeless questions about spirituality, love, remembrance, and mortality with this tale from the pen of Henry James, a master of psychological suspense fiction. The two protagonists featured in "The Altar of the Dead" have dedicated their lives to ...
