TY - BOOK AU - Stowe,William W. TI - Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel T2 - Princeton Legacy Library SN - 9780691610856 AV - PN3499 U1 - 809.3/1 19 PY - 2014///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Fiction KW - History and criticism KW - 19th century KW - Realism in literature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; Issued also in print N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400857074 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400857074 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400857074.jpg ER -