“Henry James is the greatest novelist that American literature has ever produced,” says retired University of Wisconsin-Madison English professor Joseph Wiesenfarth, who adds that only Mark Twain rivals James.
Wiesenfarth, who taught James and published a book about his use of drama in his novels, will makes his case publicly when he introduces the film adaptation of James’ 1881 novel “Washington Square” on Sunday, May 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the first-floor, 300-seat auditorium of the Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., on the Library Mall.