Acting Beautifully -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Portrait of an Act: Representation and Ethics in The Portrait of a Lady -- 2. "A Poor Girl with Her Rent to Pay": The Wings of the Dove -- 3. Lighting a Candle to Infinity: "The Altar of the Dead" -- Notes -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.