ENGLISH 519:
"The Real Thing"
American Realisms of the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Dr. Karen Roggenkamp
| Syllabus & Handouts |
Bibliography--American Realism and Naturalism
| Electronic Reserves |
| 9/4: |
| Miles Orvell, “Whitman’s Transformed Eye” |
| 9/18: |
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Sarah A. Wadsworth, “Innocence Abroad: Henry James and the Re-Invention of the American Woman Abroad” |
| 9/25: |
| Selections from Howells criticism |
| 10/2: |
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Selections from “Zola as a Romantic Writer" and "Frank Norris' Weekly Letter" |
| "A Plea for Romantic Fiction" |
| "The Responsibilities of the Novelist" |
| 11/27: |
| Barbara Hochman, "Highbrow/Lowbrow" pdf version |
| Barbara Hochman, "Highbrow/Lowbrow" html version |
Image: Cityscape by Jacob Riis,
1890
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