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 prestigethat 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.
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American Literary Realism, Critical Theory, and Intellectual Prestige, 1880-1995
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 prestigethat 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.
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American Literary Realism, Critical Theory, and Intellectual Prestige, 1880-1995
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521103800 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 12/11/2008 |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture , #126 |
Pages: | 224 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d) |
Lexile: | 1730L (what's this?) |
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