@article{oai:fukuchiyama.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000431, author = {ミューリ, 真貴子}, issue = {1}, journal = {福知山公立大学研究紀要}, month = {Mar}, note = {This paper examines the roles of balconies in Henry James’s The Wings of the Dove (1902). Balconies are transitional spaces, both part of the indoor space of a room and part of the outdoors. For the character Kate, however, these seemingly open spaces in fact appear dark and confining; they serve to emphasize her imprisonment in both poverty and her social class. For the character, Milly the balcony is a grand and open space that invites her on adventures which she cannot take part in, being sickly and confined indoors, she cannot take part in. Balconies are also used to emphasize her high social status compared with that of Kate, and to evoke imagery of her as a “dove” ? something which Kate repeatedly likens her to. In this way, balconies express important aspects of the two characters and differences between them., This paper examines the roles of balconies in Henry James’s The Wings of the Dove (1902). Balconies are transitional spaces, both part of the indoor space of a room and part of the outdoors. For the character Kate, however, these seemingly open spaces in fact appear dark and confining; they serve to emphasize her imprisonment in both poverty and her social class. For the character, Milly the balcony is a grand and open space that invites her on adventures which she cannot take part in, being sickly and confined indoors, she cannot take part in. Balconies are also used to emphasize her high social status compared with that of Kate, and to evoke imagery of her as a “dove” ? something which Kate repeatedly likens her to. In this way, balconies express important aspects of the two characters and differences between them., 8}, pages = {121--127}, title = {The Balcony as a Transitional Space in Henry James’s The Wings of the Dove}, volume = {7}, year = {2023}, yomi = {Mieuli, Makiko} }