Naturalism in American Fiction: The Classic Phase (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813151762)

In this closely reasoned study, John J. Conder has created a new and more vital understanding of naturalism in American literature. Moving from the Hobbesian dilemma between causation and free will down through Bergson's concept of dual selves, Conder defines a view of determinism so rich in possibilities that it can serve as the inspiration of literary works of astonishing variety and unite them in a single, though developing, naturalistic tradition in American letters. At the heart of this bo

Author: John J. Conder
ISBN-10: 0813151767
ISBN-13: 9780813151762
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d