Gender, Fantasy, and Realism in American Literature ISBN: 9780231882897 Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / Columbia University Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Makes a case for seeing realism as the central and preeminent literary type in democratic, and discusses the role the novel plays in shaping the identity of the reader. Specifically addresses the topics of marriage and male and female humor in the novel, as well as masculinity in the novels of Henry James and W.D. Howells.