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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alkana, Joseph, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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, increased immigration, and regional conflicts were threatening to fragment the community, and such writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne, William James, and William Dean Howells were deeply concerned about social cohesion. Alkana persuasively reintroduces Common Sense philosophy and Jamesian psychology as w.
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780813157337

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