Thomas, Brook. “The construction
of privacy in and around `The Bostonians.'”
American Literature. 64.4 (Dec. 1992), 719-748.
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This article examines both the constitutional and the common law bases for the right to privacy as it was understood circa 1880s, when James’ “The Bostonians” was published. It uses characers and events in “The Bostonians” to demonstrate varying privacy issues. WPL.
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This article examines both the constitutional and the common law bases for the right to privacy as it was understood circa 1880s, when James’ “The Bostonians” was published. It uses characers and events in “The Bostonians” to demonstrate varying privacy issues. WPL.
Coyle, Erin. “The
Moral Duty of Publicity.” Journalism History. 35.3 (
Fall2009)162-167.
Prior to becoming a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, as a private attorney in Boston, advocated for certain reforms and regulations dealing with the delicate balance between freedom of the press and the individual’s right to privacy. In the course of chronicling Brandeis’ efforts, this article gives a good overview of the privacy issues of the late 19th century and varying attempts to address them. WPL
Prior to becoming a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, as a private attorney in Boston, advocated for certain reforms and regulations dealing with the delicate balance between freedom of the press and the individual’s right to privacy. In the course of chronicling Brandeis’ efforts, this article gives a good overview of the privacy issues of the late 19th century and varying attempts to address them. WPL
Smith, Jeffrey A., “ Moral Guardians and the Origins of the
Right to Privacy.” Journalism & Communication Monographs. 10.1. (Spring 2008)
10.1 64-110.
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A very comprehensive overview of late 19th century thought on the contentious issue of free press v. individual privacy; not just from the legal perspective of attorneys such as Brandeis and Warren, but also from such diverse thinkers as Alexis de Touqueville and Henry Ward Beecher. WPL
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A very comprehensive overview of late 19th century thought on the contentious issue of free press v. individual privacy; not just from the legal perspective of attorneys such as Brandeis and Warren, but also from such diverse thinkers as Alexis de Touqueville and Henry Ward Beecher. WPL
Fogarty, Robert S., “American Communes, 1865-1914, Journal of American studies, 9.2 (Aug.
1975) 145-162.
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This article offers a broad overview of the varying attempts to form alternate social communities in 19th-century America. WPL
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This article offers a broad overview of the varying attempts to form alternate social communities in 19th-century America. WPL
Rubery, Matthew."Wishing To Be Interviewed In Henry James's The Reverberator." Henry James Review 28.1 (2007): 57-72. Humanities International Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.
The way James writes journalist figures is often read as a protest against, what he perceives as an invasion of privacy. Rubery seems to think this isn't quite accurate, rather James sees the greatest threat to privacy being the interviewee. Rubery uses Selah Terrant as an example. It is the person's desire to be have that moment of fame that is dangerous. Rubery then uses The Reverberator to train people how to read interviews. James makes a point of showing how the way the interviewee answers questions is just as constructed as the way in which the piece is published in a newspaper. This is a call for readers to understand that while interviews are pleasant to read, they are not true. They are fiction masquerading as truth.
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The way James writes journalist figures is often read as a protest against, what he perceives as an invasion of privacy. Rubery seems to think this isn't quite accurate, rather James sees the greatest threat to privacy being the interviewee. Rubery uses Selah Terrant as an example. It is the person's desire to be have that moment of fame that is dangerous. Rubery then uses The Reverberator to train people how to read interviews. James makes a point of showing how the way the interviewee answers questions is just as constructed as the way in which the piece is published in a newspaper. This is a call for readers to understand that while interviews are pleasant to read, they are not true. They are fiction masquerading as truth.
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