Naturalism in American Fiction: The Classic Phase

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 in American letters. At the heart of this bo

Author: John J. Conder
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780813151762

About the Author

John J. Conder is an associate professor of English at Vanderbilt University.

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