Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel /
Stowe, William W.
Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel / William W. Stowe. - Course Book - 1 online resource (224 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 612 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS -- 1. Systematic Realism -- 2. Interpretation: Le Pere Goriot and The American -- 3. Representation: Illusions perdues and The Princess Casamassima -- 4. Late Balzacian Realism: La Cousine Bette -- 5. Realism, the Drama of Consciousness, and the Text: The Wings of the Dove -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX -- Backmatter
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This book has a double purpose: to compare the literary projects, theories, and careers of Balzac and Henry James, and to develop a theory of realism that can account for their unabashed mimetic intentions and for their novels' sophisticated textuality.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691610856 9781400857074
10.1515/9781400857074 doi
Fiction--History and criticism--19th century.
Fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Realism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
PN3499
809.3/1
Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel / William W. Stowe. - Course Book - 1 online resource (224 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 612 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS -- 1. Systematic Realism -- 2. Interpretation: Le Pere Goriot and The American -- 3. Representation: Illusions perdues and The Princess Casamassima -- 4. Late Balzacian Realism: La Cousine Bette -- 5. Realism, the Drama of Consciousness, and the Text: The Wings of the Dove -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This book has a double purpose: to compare the literary projects, theories, and careers of Balzac and Henry James, and to develop a theory of realism that can account for their unabashed mimetic intentions and for their novels' sophisticated textuality.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691610856 9781400857074
10.1515/9781400857074 doi
Fiction--History and criticism--19th century.
Fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Realism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
PN3499
809.3/1