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Naturalism in American literature traces to Frank Norris, whose theories were markedly different from Zola's, particularly to the status of naturalism within the loci of realism and Romanticism; Norris thought of naturalism as being Romantic, and thought Zola as being "a realist of realists". [3]
Professor Jon Dietrick writes that, in The Gold Standard, the author locates in American literary naturalism an anxiety over issues of material reality and representation. The "logic" of naturalism he elaborates is based on the repression of money as a "free-floating signifier ," expressing itself in various, unsuccessful strategies of ...
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism.
Donald Pizer (April 5, 1929 – November 7, 2023) was an American academic and literary critic who was regarded as one of the principal authorities on the American naturalism literary movement. He was the Pierce Butler Professor of English Emeritus at Tulane University, [1] and the author of numerous books on naturalism. [2]
In: Some American Story Tellers. New York: Henry Holt & Company, pp. 295–330. Cowley, Malcolm (1947). "'Not Men': A Natural History of American Naturalism," Kenyon Review, Vol. IX, pp. 414–435. Crane, Warren Eugene (1939). The Life and Works of Frank Norris as a Reflection of Historical and Literary Trends between 1890 and 1902. (M.A ...
Naturalism was an outgrowth of literary realism, influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. [26] Whereas realism seeks only to describe subjects as they really are, naturalism also attempts to determine "scientifically" the underlying forces (e.g., the environment or heredity) influencing the actions of its subjects. [ 27 ]
As markets tanked on Monday morning, the potential consequences of a North American trade war were laid bare. The potential for tariffs to spike the grocery prices that Trump was partly elected to ...
"The South of the Slot" is a short story by American naturalist writer Jack London (1876–1916). It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 181, May, 1909. [1] In 1914, it was published by Macmillan in a collection of Jack London’s stories, The Strength of the Strong. [2]