The Fabric of American Literary Realism : Readymade Clothing, Social Mobility and Assimilation
by
Babak Elahi
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0786441194
ISBN-13
9780786441198
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint
McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 18th, 2009
Print length
228 Pages
Product Classification:
Literary studies: general
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With chapters on Henry James, Theodor Dreiser, Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska, and Willa Cather, this work examines the development of the American ideal from the 'homespun' to the 'ready made'. It explains how that cultural and psychological change appeared in the literature of the nation.
This critical study traces the connections between the rising economic importance of the garment industry and the advent of a powerful movement towards literary realism in American fiction. Examining the works of Henry James, Theodor Dreiser, Abraham Cahan, Anzia Yezierska, and Willa Cather and the shifting of the American ideal from the "homespun" to the "ready made," it explains how that cultural and psychological change appeared in the new literature of the nation.
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