Twisted from the Ordinary: Essays on American Literary Naturalism

(Part of the Tennessee Studies in Literature Series)

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American literary naturalism both seduces and repulses the reader, disrupting stable notions of individual and moral coherence. Usually associated with works such as Frank Norris's McTeague and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," naturalism draws on nineteenth-century theories of hereditary and environmental determinism, emphasizing the role of chance in characters' struggles for survival in an increasingly industrial, capitalistic, urban jungle.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1572332239

ISBN13:9781572332232

Release Date:June 2003

Publisher:Univ Tennessee Press

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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Twisted from the Ordinary: Essays on American Literary Naturalism

(Part of the Tennessee Studies in Literature Series)

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