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- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Gothic Fiction, Novella
- Publication Date: October 13, 1898
- Publisher: William Heinemann, The Macmillan Company
- Pages: 310
- ISBN 978-0-393-95904-8
- Heavily influenced by emerging psychological science
- Adaptations: 1954 opera by Benjamin Britten, several stage and screen productions.
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The Turn of the Screw is a 19th Century novella in which a new governess suspects her two young charges, Miles and Flora, of consorting with sinister spirits and battles to save them.
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New Criticism
New Criticism was a dominant trend in English and American literary criticism of the mid-20th Century. It advocated a close reading and attention to texts themselves, and rejected criticism based on extra-textual sources, especially biography. The book became a favorite of this movement. New Critics allege the reader of The Turn of the Screw is challenged to determine if the protagonist is reliably reporting events or instead is some kind of neurotic with an overheated imagination. -
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The Turn of the Screw Questions
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how do i turn on the VATS %$#! light? 2 AnswersBy the "light," I assume you mean the light on your Pip-Boy 3000a. Real simple, it's the same button you use to bring up the Pip-Boy 3000a wrist device, instead... read more
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The Turn of the Screw Quotations
- Please see Mahalo's Guide to The Turn of the Screw Quotes
- SparkNotes: The Turn of the Screw Important Quotations Explained
- NovelGuide: The Turn of the Screw Top 10 Quotes
The Turn of the Screw Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Henry James
- Wikipedia: Henry James
- Books and Writers: Henry James Biography
- The Literature Network: Henry James Biography
- The Henry James Resource Center: Biography
- The Quotations Page: Henry James Quotes
The Turn of the Screw Adaptations
- The majority of these links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1954: The Turn of the Screw (Opera)
- 1959: The Turn of the Screw
- 1974: The Turn of the Screw
- 1982: The Turn of the Screw
- 1994: The Turn of the Screw
- 1995: The Haunting of Helen Walker
- 1999: Presence of Mind
- 1999: The Turn of the Screw
- 2006: In a Dark Place
- 2007-08: Cygnet Theatre Company The Turn of the Screw
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And I turn to you... and even you can't make sense of it. Will I ever understand? Will I ever progress? Screw the rules. I just wanna play.
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What's that other classic? The turn/turning of the screw? Love it.
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@Petursey It's always that last half turn of the screw
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Ooh BBC are showing a new adaptation of The Turn of the Screw at Christmas...
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