Realism and Regionalism, 1860-1910

by Phillips, Jerry; Anesko, Michael, Ph.D. (CON); Lathbury, Roger; Meyers, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781604134872
• ISBN10: 1604134879
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Now in full color for the first time, this updated and expanded edition discusses sectionalism, industrialism, and literary regionalism; slave narratives and race relations; the life and works of Mark Twain; urban writers and internationalism; regionalism; and naturalism, determinism, and social reform.Topics include:

Author Biography

Roger Lathbury is a professor of English at George Mason University. He is the author of several books and articles. Karen Meyers is an educator and curriculum writer, editor, and author of numerous works of nonfiction. She has a master's degree and a doctorate in literature and has taught literature at the college level for many years.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 4
Sectionalism, Industrialism, and Literary Regionalism	p. 4
Slave Narratives and Race Relations	p. 17
Mark Twain (1835-1910)	p. 31
Urban Writers and Internationalism: Alger, Howells, James, Wharton	p. 44
Regionalism	p. 57
Naturalism, Determinism, Social Reform: Crane, Norris, London, DuBois, Sinclair, Dreiser	p. 70
Other African American Voices	p. 83
Timeline	p. 109
Glossary of Terms	p. 114
Biographical Glossary	p. 117
Further Reading	p. 123
Index	p. 125
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Excerpts

Now in full color for the first time, this updated and expanded edition discusses sectionalism, industrialism, and literary regionalism; slave narratives and race relations; the life and works of Mark Twain; urban writers and internationalism; regionalism; and naturalism, determinism, and social reform.Topics include:

• Slave narratives and race relations
• Urban writers and internationalism
• Protest writers and literature of social reform
• Naturalism and sectionalism
• African-American voices
• And more.

Writers covered include:

• Horatio Alger
• Charles Chesnutt
• Kate Chopin
• Stephen Crane
• William Dean Howells
• Harriet Jacobs
• Henry James
• Jack London
• Upton Sinclair
• Mark Twain
• Edith Wharton
• And many others.

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