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Author Conder, John J., author.

Title Naturalism in American fiction : the classic phase / John J. Conder.

Publication Info. Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1984.
©1984

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. American Literary Naturalism: From Hobbes to Bergson; 2. Stephen Crane and the Necessary Fiction; ""The Open Boat""; ""The Blue Hotel""; Maggie; The Red Badge of Courage; 3. Norris and Hard Determinism: McTeague; 4. Dreiser's Trilogy and the Dilemma of Determinism; The Financier; The Titan; The Stoic; 5. Dos Passos and Society's Self: Manhattan Transfer; 6, Steinbeck and Nature's Self: The Grapes of Wrath; 7. Faulkner and Naturalism's Selves: The Sound and the Fury; Notes; Bibliographical Essays; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I.
Jk; l; m; n; p; r; s; t; v; w; y; z.
Summary In this closely reasoned study, John J. Conder has created a new and more vital understanding of naturalism in American literature. Moving from the Hobbesian dilemma between causation and free will down through Bergson's concept of dual selves, Conder defines a view of determinism so rich in possibilities that it can serve as the inspiration of literary works of astonishing variety and unite them in a single, though developing, naturalistic tradition in American letters. At the heart of this book, beyond its philosophic discussion, is Conder's reading of key works in the naturalistic canon, beg.
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Subject American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Naturalism in literature.
Naturalism in literature.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Conder, John J. Naturalism in American fiction : the classic phase. Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1984 viii, 229 pages 9780813151762
ISBN 9780813162508 (e-book)
0813162505 (e-book)
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