| Description |
xiii, 378 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Marriage: A genre and its absorbed audience - Fantasy in the novel -- Love-interest -- Home sweet home -- Domestic bitterness as presented in popular women's novels -- John William De Forest vs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps -- Henry James and W.D. Howells as sissies -- Portrait of a lady -- Their wedding journey -- A modern instance -- Realism -- pt. 2. Male and female humor: Easygoing men and dressy ladies -- Taking down the big one: from frontier boaster to deadpan loser to boy -- Petticoat humor -- Funny women -- Funny tomboys -- Penelope Lapham in The rise of Silas Lapham -- pt. 3. W.D. Howells and American masculinity: Male risk -- That old gang of mine -- Ambition vs. selflessness -- "The best men" -- pt. 4. Gentleman of Shalott: Henry James and American masculinity: Plot with a secret -- Boy who could not become a man -- "Observing": the view from James's room in the house of fiction -- Who made James the modern American master, and why? |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Realism in literature.
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Realism in literature. |
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Gender identity in literature.
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Gender identity in literature. |
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Sex role in literature.
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Sex role in literature. |
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Fantasy in literature.
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Fantasy in literature. |
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. |
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Women and literature -- United States.
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Women and literature. |
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United States. |
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Critique et interprétation. |
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James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Critique et interprétation. |
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Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature. |
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Fantasmes dans la littérature. |
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Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique. |
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Réalisme dans la littérature. |
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Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis. |
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Romans. |
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Realisme (letterkunde) |
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Seksen. |
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Amerikaans. |
| ISBN |
0231053967 : $22.50 (est.) |
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9780231053969 |
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