http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/henry-james Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:25:58 -0400 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:25:58 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/537/comparing-oscar-wildes-the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-henry-james-daisy-miller By Jack D. Nicholls - Significantly, the example the dictionary gives of 'style's use in this manner is from a nineteenth century art scholar, Fuseli. In his essay “The Decay of Lying”, where Wilde briefly outlines many of his Aesthetic beliefs that inform his writing, he arrives at this final doctrine: 'Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art' (87). Before arriving at this conclusion, he argues at great length that beauty achieved through expression in Fuselian style over realism ('as a method Realism is a complete failure' [86]). Here he offers the 'case of the English... Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:16 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/537/comparing-oscar-wildes-the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-henry-james-daisy-miller http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/65/literary-analysis-turn-of-the-screw By Marion A. Davis - The beginning of the story finds several vacationing families telling ghost tales as entertainment. The reader is not led to believe that any of these tales being told are factual. However, when Douglas offers his story, the reader is expected to understand that the governess is narrating a true account. What makes this story different from the others being told? Is it because the story is narrated by an unknown individual or is it because the story is read from her written statement? (The fact that the ghost tale is put down in words seems to give it more credibility.) Douglas could have easily... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/65/literary-analysis-turn-of-the-screw