"All books by Michael Gorra"
Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece
Hardback, 2012
A revelatory biography of the American master as told through the lens of his greatest novel.
Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece
Paperback, 2013
“...literary criticism at its most lucid and engaging, as it shows James embarking on his great work and displays Gorra, filled with enthusiasm and insight, as the book’s most ideal and intelligent...
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Hardback, 2020
Michael Gorra, one of America’s most preeminent literary critics, asks how we read William Faulkner in the twenty-first century.
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Paperback, 2021
Michael Gorra, one of America’s most preeminent literary critics, asks how we read William Faulkner in the twenty-first century.
Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece
E Book, 2012
“...literary criticism at its most lucid and engaging, as it shows James embarking on his great work and displays Gorra, filled with enthusiasm and insight, as the book’s most ideal and intelligent...
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
E Book, 2020
Michael Gorra, one of America’s most preeminent literary critics, asks how we read William Faulkner in the twenty-first century.
The Sound and the Fury: A Norton Critical Edition
Third Edition, Paperback, 2014
“A man is the sum of his misfortunes.”
—William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
As I Lay Dying: A Norton Critical Edition
Second Edition, Paperback, 2022
The Portrait of a Lady: A Norton Critical Edition
First Edition, Paperback, 2017
Henry James’s most famous novel edited by the critically acclaimed author of Portrait of a Novel.