American author Henry James often grappled with weighty topics in his work, and the story "e;The Madonna of the Future"e; -- longer than a typical short story, but shorter than a novella -- is no exception. Framed as an anecdote related among a group of men engaged in post-dinner chitchat, the story deals with an artist whose outsize ambitions and perfectionism have frozen him in a kind of creative paralysis. It's a profoundly thought-provoking tale that prompts important questions about the role of art in the world.
| ISBN: | 9781776533916 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2014 |
| Author: | James, Henry |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |