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1 online resource (x, 213 pages). |
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 126
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 126.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-208) and index. |
Contents |
William Dean Howells and the roots of realist taste -- The "facts of physical suffering, " the literary intellectual, and The wings of the dove -- The "genuine article": credit and ethnicity in The rise of David Levinsky -- What Nona knows -- From reality, to materiality, to the real (and back again): the dynamics of distinction on the recent critical scene. |
Summary |
Focusing on key works of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American literary realism, Barrish traces the emergence of new ways of gaining intellectual prestige and some degree of cultural recognition. This book is the first extended treatment of a genre, realism, central to our understanding of American literature. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
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20th century |
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Realism in literature.
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Realism in literature. |
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American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Chronological Term |
19th century |
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American fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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Intellectual life. |
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Barrish, Phillip. American literary realism, critical theory, and intellectual prestige, 1880-1995. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 052178221X (DLC) 00062144 (OCoLC)44775340 |
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0511018819 (electronic book) |
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9780511018817 (electronic book) |
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