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American Narrative Realism

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Availability:In StockContributor:David R. ShumwaySeries:Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture #199Publish date:12/4/2025Pages:194
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009660099ISBN-10:1009660098UPC:9781009660099Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC9TEZG4J6
Realism has been disparaged for over a hundred years as an outmoded form, and, more recently, as a pernicious illusion, typical of nineteenth-century novels and Hollywood movies alike. After a long period of disrepute, realism has had in recent years something of a revival among critics and theorists. Yet this revival still represents a minority, and much of the old critique of realism remains taken for granted. This book treats realism as a persistent aspect of narrative in American culture, especially after World War II. It does not seek to elevate realism above other forms of fictional narrative - that is, to restore it to some real or imagined past supremacy. Rather, the goal is to reclaim realism as a narrative practice that has remained vital despite a long history of critical disapproval, by showing how it functions in significant recent works across media.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009660099ISBN-10:1009660098UPC:9781009660099Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC9TEZG4J6
Shumway, David R.: - David R. Shumway is Professor of English, and Literary and Cultural Studies at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of Rock Star: The Making of Musical Icons from Elvis to Springsteen (2014), John Sayles (2012), Modern Love: Romance, Intimacy, and the Marriage Crisis (2003), Creating American Civilization: A Genealogy of American Literature as an Academic Discipline (1994), and Michel Foucault (1989).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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