The vast and terrible drama
American literary naturalism in the late nineteenth century
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Author
Publication
2004 - University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Language
English
Word Count
54,500 words, Guess
Page Count
218 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3676766M
- ISBN-100817313850
- OCLC Control Number52621425
- OCLC Control Numbervastterribledram0000link
- Library of Congress Control Number2003015077
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- Goodreads2884624
- LibraryThing140658
Classifications
- DDC810.9/12/09034
- LCCPS217.N42 L56 2004
Description
"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."--Jacket.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Studies in American literary realism and naturalism
Other Editions
- The vast and terrible drama: American literary naturalism in the late nineteenth century
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