Utopia and Cosmopolis : Globalization in the Era of American Literary Realism /

When did Americans first believe they were at the center of a truly global culture? How did they envision that culture and how much do recent attitudes toward globalization owe to their often utopian dreams? In Utopia and Cosmopolis Thomas Peyser asks these and other questions, offers a reevaluation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peyser, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 1998.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
James, Henry, > 1843-1916.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, > 1860-1935.
Bellamy, Edward, > 1850-1898.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Criticism and interpretation.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, > 1860-1935 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bellamy, Edward, > 1850-1898 > Criticism and interpretation.
Utopie
Realismus
Literatur
Internationalisierung
Utopias in literature.
Realism in literature.
Nationalism in literature.
Internationalism in literature.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
utopian literature.
Utopies dans la litterature.
Nationalisme dans la litterature.
Internationalisme dans la litterature.
Realisme dans la litterature.
Roman americain > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > History and criticism.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Realism and Utopia, Nation and Globe
  • pt. 1. Dreams of Unity. 1. The World a Department Store. 2. The Imperial Ghetto
  • pt. 2. Forms of Multiplicity. 3. The Culture of Conversation. 4. The Imperial Museum.

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