
American Literary Realism - University of Illinois Press
For over fifty years, American Literary Realism has brought readers critical essays on American literature from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The whole panorama of great authors from this key transition period in American literary history, including Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, and many others, is discussed in ...
Special Issue on “Realisms in the Age of Reconstruction” in …
May 5, 2023 · American Literary Realism is proud to announce a new special issue: Realisms in the Age of Reconstruction, available now! To learn more about the special issue, we asked guest editor Elizabeth Renker to answer a few questions about the special issue.
UI Press | Theodore Dreiser | The Financier
Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) was a major American novelist of powerful and unstinting realism. His career peaked with a sequence of masterpieces, including Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, The Financier, and An American Tragedy.
2024 Latino/a/x Books Month Reading List - Illinois Press Blog
May 2, 2024 · Latino/a/x Books Month celebrates Latino/a/x authors, illustrators, and texts that highlight Latino/a/x culture and Latin American identity and promote literacy. Let’s dig in with some of our newest and well-loved books and featured journal articles!
UI Press | Gary Scharnhorst | Julian Hawthorne
American Literary Realism "This biography, in taking up Julian Hawthorne anew, aims to 'resurrect him from the footnote.' It has the potential to achieve this with its sharp profile of a once-prominent figure in American letters.
UI Press | Robert M. Dowling | Slumming in New York
In this fascinating study of an important genre of American literature, Dowling is especially sophisticated in his reversal of the usual concepts of 'outsider' and 'insider' narratives.
American literature Archives - Illinois Press Blog
Sep 9, 2024 · Special Issue on “Realisms in the Age of Reconstruction” in American Literary Realism American literature journals literary studies “All the essays in the special issue contribute to this new mapping of realist practices in the era of Reconstruction.”
Native American Heritage Month Reading List - Illinois Press Blog
Nov 14, 2022 · American Literary Realism “ The Sentimental Realisms of S. Alice Callahan’s Wynema: A Child of the Forest” by Maria A. Windell S. Alice Callahan’s Wynema: A Child of the Forest (1891) opens with a romanticized and inaccurate image of …
UI Press | Theodore Dreiser | A Picture and a Criticism of Life
Studies in American Naturalism "A model of concision and clarity, this fine study explicates important aspects of its topic and promotes dialogue on a key issue of the period."---American Literary Realism
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