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SA #1: "The Art of Fiction" Note that the reading is on bspace under "Resources."

Briefly answer the questions below in complete sentences.

1. James writes,

It is still expected, though perhaps people are ashamed to say it, that a production which is after all only "make-believe" (for what else is a "story"?) shall be in some degree apologetic -- shall renounce the pretension of attempting really to represent life. (45)

Why, according to James, is it wrong to expect this?

2.Why, according to James, do Americans regard art with suspicion?

3.What is the distinction between the "novel" and the "romance," and why does James think this is a false distinction?
Posted by Natalia at 8:12 AM Labels: Henry James, short assignments