Lee Clark Mitchell, Determined Fictions: American Literary Naturalism (New York: Columbia University Press: 1989) xii. 47. ... the larger determining social network had become increasingly binding was one that haunted realist authors.
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Language: en
Pages: 235
Pages: 235
In his first book devoted exclusively to naturalism, Donald Pizer brings together thirteen essays and four reviews written over a thirty-year period that in their entirety constitute a full-scale interpretation of the basic character and historical shape of naturalism in America. The essays fall into three groups. Some deal with
Language: en
Pages: 236
Pages: 236
Books about Literature of Crisis, 1910–22
Language: en
Pages: 262
Pages: 262
How is sexuality put to work in the social network of power? Why is power so obsessively inscribed on the sexualized female body? These questions are at the heart of naturalism's preoccupation with female sexuality. Presenting a revisionary reading of such crucial German, Canadian, and American texts as Fanny Essler,
Language: en
Pages: 210
Pages: 210
This study examines theological themes and resonances in post-1970 Gothic fiction. It argues that contemporary Gothic is not simply a secularised genre, but rather one that engages creatively – and often subversively – with theological texts and traditions. This creative engagement is reflected in Gothic fiction’s exploration of theological concepts
Language: en
Pages: 164
Pages: 164
The book collects Pizer’s late career essays on various writers and subjects related to American naturalism. Of these, two seek to describe the movement as a whole, six are on specific writers or works (with an emphasis on Theodore Dreiser), and two reprint informative interviews by Pizer on the subject.