Reading the American novel 1865-1914 /
Thompson, Gary Richard, 1937-
Reading the American novel 1865-1914 / G.R. Thompson. - 1st ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource (pages .). - Reading the novel ; 4 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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 20th century Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context"--
9781444344271 1444344277 0631234063 9780631234067 1444344242 9781444344240
9786613240521
10.1002/9781444344271 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
1800-1999
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American fiction.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS377 / .T47 2011
813/.409
Reading the American novel 1865-1914 / G.R. Thompson. - 1st ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource (pages .). - Reading the novel ; 4 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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 20th century Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context"--
9781444344271 1444344277 0631234063 9780631234067 1444344242 9781444344240
9786613240521
10.1002/9781444344271 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
1800-1999
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American fiction.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS377 / .T47 2011
813/.409