American Literary Realism, Critical Theory, and Intellectual Prestige, 1880-1995 Contributor(s): Barrish, Phillip (Author) |
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ISBN: 052178221X ISBN-13: 9780521782210 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Focusing on key works of late-nineteenth and early- twentieth-century American literary realism, Phillip Barrish traces the emergence of new ways of gaining intellectual prestige--that is, new ways of gaining some degree of cultural recognition. Through extended readings of works by Henry James, William Dean Howells, Abraham Cahan, and Edith Wharton, Barrish emphasizes the differences between realist modes of cultural authority and those associated with the rise of the social sciences. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 813.509 |
LCCN: 00062144 |
Lexile Measure: 1730 |
Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature & Culture |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |