Imagining the primitive in naturalist and modernist literature / Gina M. Rossetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossetti, Gina M., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Primitivism in literature.

Modernism (Literature)--United States.

Modernism (Literature).

Naturalism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Examines the depiction of primitive characters in naturalist and modernist texts, focusing on works by Jack London, Frank Norris, Eugene O'Neill, Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Imagining the Primitive in Naturalist and Modernist Literature

Contents

Introduction

The Primitive as Primordial Beast

The Primitive as the Brute Working Class

The Primitive as the Immigrant

The Primitive as Modernist Artist

The Primitive as the Racial Exotic

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6503-0

OCLC:

613372059