Daisy Miller

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Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that explores the clash between American innocence and European social conventions through the story of a young American woman abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella
author Henry James
centralConflict Daisy’s behavior versus European social expectations
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception controversial for its portrayal of a young American woman
endingType tragic
exploresConcept American expatriate experience in Europe
double standards in social morality
perception versus reality
filmAdaptationDirector Peter Bogdanovich
filmAdaptationLeadActor Cybill Shepherd
firstBookPublicationYear 1879
firstPublicationForm serialized
firstPublicationVenue The Cornhill Magazine
surface form: Cornhill Magazine
firstPublicationYear 1878
genre novella
psychological fiction
realist fiction
hasAdaptation Daisy Miller self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daisy Miller (1974 film)
includesMotif gossip and surveillance
illness and fever
travel and tourism
language English
literaryMovement Realism
literaryPeriod 19th century literature
literarySignificance early success that helped establish Henry James’s reputation
mainCharacter Daisy Miller self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daisy Miller (character)

Frederick Winterbourne
Mrs. Costello
Mrs. Walker
Randolph Miller
mainTheme clash between American innocence and European social conventions
cultural conflict between America and Europe
innocence and experience
social conventions and propriety
social judgment and reputation
narrativePointOfView third-person limited
narrator Frederick Winterbourne
protagonistGender female
protagonistNationality American
publisher Macmillan Publishers
surface form: Macmillan
settingLocation Rome
surface form: Rome, Italy

Vevey
surface form: Vevey, Switzerland
settingTimePeriod late 19th century
structure two-part narrative
studiedIn American literature courses
comparative literature courses
titleCharacter Daisy Miller self-linksurface differs
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Peter Bogdanovich directed Daisy Miller
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Henry James notableWork Daisy Miller
Peter Bogdanovich notableWork Daisy Miller
Verna Fields notableWork Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller titleCharacter Daisy Miller self-linksurface differs
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Verna Fields workedOn Daisy Miller