Reading the American novel 1865-1914

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"An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20t…

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Full title :Reading the American novel 1865-1914 / G.R. Thompson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (pages .)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781444344271, 1444344277, 0631234063, 9780631234067, 1444344242, 9781444344240
DOI:10.1002/9781444344271
oclc:ocn761319839
LC Classification:PS377
Dewey Decimal:813/.409

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Toward the ₃Great American Novel₄ -- Of Realism and Reality -- Dramas of the Broken Teacup -- The Nature of Naturalism -- Implacable Nature, Household Tragedy, and Epic Romance -- Frank Norris -- The Rocking Horse Winners -- Subjective Realism -- Impressions of War -- Sense and Sensibility -- Domestic Feminism -- ₃All the Happy Endings₄ -- Vulgarians at the Gate -- Tea-Table as Jungle -- Economies of Pain -- The ₃Gilded Age₄ -- What Is An American? -- The Territory Ahead -- The ₃Dream of a Republic₄ -- At the Modernist Margin -- Bibliographical Resources -- Index.

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American fiction American fiction -- History and critici… American fiction -- History and critici… Criticism, interpretation, etc LITERARY CRITICISM -- American Roman américain -- Histoire et critique… Roman américain -- Histoire et critique…