A broad treatment of the cultural, social, political, and literary
under-pinnings of an entire period and movement in American
letters. The Vast and Terrible Drama is a critical study of the
context in which authors such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Stephen
Crane, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser, and Jack London created
their most significant work. In 1896 Frank Norris wrote: "Terrible
things must happen to the characters of the naturalistic tale. They
must be twisted from the ordinary . . . and flung into the throes
of a vast and terrible drama." There could be "no teacup tragedies
here." This volume broadens our understanding of literary
naturalism as a response to these and other aesthetic concerns of
the 19th century.Themes addressed include the traditionally close
connection between French naturalism and American literary
naturalism; relationships between the movement and the romance
tradition in American literature, as well as with utopian fictions
of the 19th century; narrative strategies employed by the key
writers; the dominant naturalist theme of determinism; and textual
readings that provide broad examples of the role of the reader. By
examining these and other aspects of American literary naturalism,
Link counters a century of criticism that has perhaps viewed
literary naturalism too narrowly, as a subset of realism, bound by
the conventions of realistic narration.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Alabama Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Literary Realism & Naturalism |
Release date: |
October 2016 |
Authors: |
Eric Carl Link
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
238 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8173-5885-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8173-5885-4 |
Barcode: |
9780817358853 |
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