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Naturalism in American fiction : the classic phase /

In this closely reasoned study, John J. Conder has created a new and more vital understanding of naturalism in American literature. Moving from the Hobbesian dilemma between causation and free will down through Bergson's concept of dual selves, Conder defines a view of determinism so rich in po...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Conder, John J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1984.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. American Literary Naturalism: From Hobbes to Bergson; 2. Stephen Crane and the Necessary Fiction; The Open Boat
  • The Blue Hotel
  • Maggie; The Red Badge of Courage; 3. Norris and Hard Determinism: McTeague; 4. Dreiser's Trilogy and the Dilemma of Determinism; The Financier; The Titan; The Stoic; 5. Dos Passos and Society's Self: Manhattan Transfer; 6, Steinbeck and Nature's Self: The Grapes of Wrath; 7. Faulkner and Naturalism's Selves: The Sound and the Fury; Notes; Bibliographical Essays; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I.
  • Jk; l; m; n; p; r; s; t; v; w; y; z.