Naturalism in American Fiction: The Classic Phase

by John J. Conder

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813151767
• ISBN13: 9780813151762
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher