The Cambridge introduction to American literary realism / Phillip J. Barrish.

"Between the Civil War and the First World War, realism was the most prominent form of American fiction. Realist writers of the period include some of America's greatest, such as Henry James, Edith Wharton and Mark Twain, but also many lesser-known writers whose work still speaks to us tod...

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Main Author:	Barrish, Phillip
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:	Cambridge introductions to literature.
Subjects:	Englisch, ... Universidad Sergio Arboleda 1800-1999 American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century. Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century. Realism in literature. Popular literature > United States > History and criticism. National characteristics, American, in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American fiction Literature and society National characteristics, American, in literature Popular literature Realism in literature Literatur Realismus Literatur. Amerikanisches Englisch. Realismus. American fiction > History and criticism > 19th century. American fiction > History and criticism > 20th century. Realism in literature > 19th-20th century. United States USA. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: American literary realism
1. Literary precursors, literary contexts
2. The 'look of agony' and everyday middle-class life: three transitional works
3. Creating the 'odor' of the real: techniques of realism
4. Conflicting manners: high realism and social competition
5. 'Democracy in literature'? Literary regionalism
6. 'The blab of the pave': realism and the city
7. Crisis of agency: literary naturalism, economic change, 'masculinity'
8. 'Certain facts of life': realism and feminism
9. 'The unjust spirit of caste': realism and race
10. New Americans write realism
Conclusion: realisms after realism.

The Cambridge introduction to American literary realism / Phillip J. Barrish.

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