03787cam a2200637Ka 4500 ocn761319839 OCoLC 20171116092245.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 111117s2011 nju ob 001 0 eng d 9781444344271 (electronic bk.) 1444344277 (electronic bk.) 0631234063 9780631234067 1444344242 (electronic bk.) 9781444344240 (electronic bk.) 9786613240521 AU@ 000049641699 AU@ 000058371758 NZ1 15916475 SE4M6 120061910 (OCoLC)761319839 (OCoLC)748534165 (OCoLC)762961172 (OCoLC)764559087 (OCoLC)791311887 10.1002/9781444344271 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com DG1 eng pn DG1 OCLCQ OCLCF UKDOC OCLCQ OCLCO CDX IDEBK N15 N$T YDXCP OCLCO EBLCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCL OCLCQ DG1 n-us--- MAIN PS377 .T47 2011 LIT 004020 bisacsh 813/.409 23 LIT004020 bisacsh Thompson, Gary Richard, 1937- Reading the American novel 1865-1914 / G.R. Thompson. [electronic resource] 1st ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 1 online resource (pages .). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Reading the novel ; 4 Includes bibliographical references and index. Front Matter -- Introduction -- Toward the ₃Great American Novel₄ -- Of Realism and Reality -- Dramas of the Broken Teacup -- The Nature of Naturalism -- Implacable Nature, Household Tragedy, and Epic Romance -- Frank Norris -- The Rocking Horse Winners -- Subjective Realism -- Impressions of War -- Sense and Sensibility -- Domestic Feminism -- ₃All the Happy Endings₄ -- Vulgarians at the Gate -- Tea-Table as Jungle -- Economies of Pain -- The ₃Gilded Age₄ -- What Is An American? -- The Territory Ahead -- The ₃Dream of a Republic₄ -- At the Modernist Margin -- Bibliographical Resources -- Index. "An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20th century Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. 1800-1999 fast American fiction 19th century History and criticism. American fiction 20th century History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM American General. bisacsh American fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst00807048 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Wiley InterScience (Online service) Print version: Thompson, Gary Richard, 1937- Reading the American novel 1865-1914. 1st ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 9780631234067 (DLC) 2011026037 (OCoLC)709682736 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444344271 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205379 205379