| Description |
xx, 218 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in American literary realism and naturalism |
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Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Defining American literary naturalism -- The naturalist aesthetic -- Naturalism and utopia -- The forms of determinism -- Reading American literary naturalism. |
| Summary |
"The Vast and Terrible Drama is a critical study of the context in which authors such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser, and Jack London created their most significant work. In 1896 Frank Norris wrote: "Terrible things must happen to the characters of the naturalistic tale. They must be twisted from the ordinary ... and flung into the throes of a vast and terrible drama." There could be "no teacup tragedies here." This volume broadens our understanding of literary naturalism as a response to these and other aesthetic concerns of the 19th century."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Naturalism in literature.
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| ISBN |
0817313850 (alk. paper) |
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9780817313852 (alk. paper) |
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