Realism and Naturalism in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (Crosscurrents Modern Critiques)

The 1966 edition of this book has be­come a standard work. In this new, re­vised edition, Pizer has dropped three chapters and has refined and extended the work by adding six: "American Liter­ary Naturalism: An Approach Through Form," "American Literary Naturalism: The Example of Dreiser," "The Prob­lem of Philosophy in the Naturalistic Novel," "Hamlin Garland's 1891Main-Travelled Roads:Local Color as Art," "Jack London: The Problem of Form," and "Dreiser's 'Nigger Jeff': The Devel­opment of an Aesthetic." The book contains definitions of real­ism and naturalism based on representa­tive novels of the period ranging from Howells'Rise of Silas Laphamto Crane'sRed Badge of Coura≥analyses of the literary criticism of the age, stressing that of Howells, Garland, and Norris; and close readings of specific works by major figures of the period.Professor Donald Pizer PhD is the author of 'Realism and Naturalism in Nineteenth-Century American Literature (Crosscurrents Modern Critiques)', published 1984 under ISBN 9780809311255 and ISBN 0809311259.