Literary Movements and Genres

American Realism (paperback edition)
Published by Greenhaven Press

Essays discuss the movement's characteristics; the emergence of naturalism; issues of class, race, and gender; the portrayal of American character; and the continuing influences of Realism in the modern era.

Review:

"An extensive study. The introduction places the genre in its historical and literary context, and is invaluable as a touchstone for the essays that follow. The selections are by a wide range of writers and scholars...The chapter headings are annotated so that their contents are easily recognized and accessible. In fact, each article can stand alone as a study of the individual topic. Together, however, the essays can be read for a complete and fascinting study of the genre. An excellent resource to learn the trends and modes of the genre from the broadest sense to the most particular."
-- School Library Journal (November 2001)

See more reviews >>