Lawson, Andrew 1959 July 4- creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource. This title explores the links between a growing sense of economic precariousness within the American middle class and the development of literary realism over the course of the nineteenth century, as it examines works by Rebecca Harding Davis, William Dean Howells, Henry James, Hamlin Garland, and others. specialized Andrew Lawson. Includes bibliographical references. Realism in literature American fiction 19th century History and criticism American fiction 20th century History and criticism Economics in literature Financial crises in literature Social mobility in literature Social classes in literature United States Economic conditions 19th century PS374.R37 L39 2012 813.30912 9780199933334 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199828050.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199828050.001.0001 StDuBDS 120515 20170830091355.0 EDZ0000084697