Achievement of William Dean Howells

Kermit Vanderbilt

Published by Princeton University Press 1968

Achievement of William Dean Howells

Kermit Vanderbilt

Volume 2098 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400876617

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Exploring the consciousness and creative impulse of William Dean Howells, Professor Vanderbilt finds that Howells' personality reflected the mixed feelings of the American mind in an ambivalent and transitional society. By this interpretation he introduces a new and imaginative approach to the writer and his work, and Howells emerges as one of the major American literary figures of the late nineteenth century. The author’s impressive research into all of Howells’ works is evident in his discussion of four novels which appeared in the 1880’s, The Undiscovered Country, A Modern lnstance, The Rise of Silas Lapham, and A Hazard of New Fortunes.

Originally published in 1968.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Premises and Method Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
One. The Undiscovered Country (1880). Howells' Version of American Pastoral Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Two. A Modern Instance (1881-1882). Freedom and Fate in Modern America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Three. The Rise of Silas Lapham (1884-1885). The Crisis of Wealth in the Gilded Age Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Four. A Hazard of New Fortunes (1889-1890). Art and Humanity in the American Metropolis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Summary and Aftermath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
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