The Social Self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and Nineteenth-Century Psychology /

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American literary history of the nineteenth-century as a conflict between individualistic writers and a conformist society. In The Social Self, Joseph Alkana argues that such a dichotomy misrepresents the views of many authors. Sudden changes caused by the industrial revolution, urban development, i...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Alkana, Joseph, 1953-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
James, William, > 1842-1910.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864.
James, William, > 1842-1910 > Influence.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Et la psychologie.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864 > Et la psychologie.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Knowledge > Psychology.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864 > Knowledge > Psychology.
Social psychology and literature.
Self in literature.
Psychology in literature.
Psychology.
Psychological fiction, American.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
American literature > Psychological aspects.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la litterature.
Psychologie dans la litterature.
Litterature americaine > Aspect psychologique.
Roman psychologique americain > Histoire et critique.
Psychologie sociale et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Roman americain > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
Social psychology and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Translating the Self: Between Discord and Individualism in American Literary History; 2 Hawthorne's Drama of the Self: Antebellum Psychology and Sociality; 3 ""But the Past Was Not Dead"": Aesthetics, History, and Community in Grandfather's Chair and The Scarlet Letter; 4. The Altrurian Romances: Evolution and Immigration in Howells's Utopia; 5 The Ironic Construction of Selfhood: William James's Principles of Psychology; 6 Selfhood, Pragmatism, and Literary Studies: Who Do We Think We Are? And What Do We Think We're Doing?

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