Leon Edel
Canadian-American literary biographer whose five-volume life of Henry James won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He also developed influential theories of the genre of literary biography. His method combined psychoanalysis with literary criticism.
Works
- Henry James: A LifeDefinitive five-volume biography of American novelist Henry James, his psychology, and artistic development
- Literary BiographyCritical study of biographical form and methodology, examining how lives are narrated and reconstructed
- The Psychological NovelAnalysis of the psychological novel as a literary form, exploring interiority in modern fiction
- Sleep and DreamsExploration of dreams, sleep, and the unconscious mind in literature and psychology
- Henry James: The MasterBiographical volume on Henry James' mature period, examining his literary mastery and late works