Fighting Words : Polemics and Social Change in Literary Naturalism /

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This book offers a new understanding of what literary naturalism is and why it matters. The author, countering the standard narrative of literary naturalism's much-touted concern with environmental and philosophical determinism, draws attention to the polemical essence of the genre and demonstr...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wells, Ira, 1981-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Social problems in literature.
Naturalism in literature.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Problemes sociaux dans la litterature.
Naturalisme dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Naturalism : a polemical introduction
  • An education
  • The polemical nature of naturalism in America
  • Against the grain : ecology, environmentalism, and Frank Norris's The octopus
  • Crimes of art and nature : an American tragedy and the problem of abortion
  • "What I killed for, I am" : domestic terror in Richard Wright's America
  • Epilogue.

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