American Literary Realism, Critical Theory, and Intellectual Prestige, 1880-1995
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series)
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Focusing on key works of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American literary realism, Phillip Barrish traces the emergence of new ways of gaining intellectual prestige - that is, new ways of gaining cultural recognition as unusually intelligent, sensitive or even wise. Through extended readings of works by Henry James, William Dean Howells, Abraham Cahan and Edith Wharton, Barrish emphasises the differences between literary realist modes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521103800
ISBN13:9780521103800
Release Date:December 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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