{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-american-literary-realism-paperback-9780521050104","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to American Literary Realism (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521050104","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to American Literary Realism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most wide-ranging and sophisticated account of American literary realism currently available for students.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhillip J. Barrish (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521050104, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a rare scholarly treasure: a volume that is at once elementary in its sweeping presentation of the field and challenging for more experienced scholars of realism, who will find abundant food for thought in Barrish's insightful readings of well-known texts.' Henry B. Wonham, American Literary Realism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBetween the Civil War and the First World War, realism was the most prominent form of American fiction. Realist writers of the period include some of America's greatest, such as Henry James, Edith Wharton and Mark Twain, but also many lesser-known writers whose work still speaks to us today, for instance Charles Chesnutt, Zitkala-Ša and Sarah Orne Jewett. Emphasizing realism's historical context, this introduction traces the genre's relationship with powerful, often violent, social conflicts involving race, gender, class and national origin. It also examines how the realist style was created; the necessarily ambiguous relationship between realism produced on the page and reality outside the book; and the different, often contradictory, forms 'realism' took in literary works by different authors. The most accessible yet sophisticated account of American literary realism currently available, this volume will be of great value to students, teachers and readers of the American novel.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: American literary realism\u003cbr\u003e 1. Literary precursors, literary contexts\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'look of agony' and everyday middle-class life: three transitional works\u003cbr\u003e 3. Creating the 'odor' of the real: techniques of realism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Conflicting manners: high realism and social competition\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'Democracy in literature'? Literary regionalism\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'The blab of the pave': realism and the city\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crisis of agency: literary naturalism, the changing economy, and 'masculinity'\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Certain facts of life': realism and feminism\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'The unjust spirit of caste': race and realism\u003cbr\u003e 10. New Americans write realism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: realisms after realism\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006272164120,"sku":"9780521050104","price":22.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521050104i_9d8566d3-4eab-4156-a8d3-6b9906102d66.jpg?v=1694968716","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-american-literary-realism-paperback-9780521050104","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}