02631nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10097280 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050307s2005 mou sb s001 0 eng 2005006498 0826215793 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)64711695 PS2127.L5 D34 2005eb 810.9/004 22 Davidson, Rob, 1967- The master and the dean [electronic resource] : the literary criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells / Rob Davidson. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005. xi, 298 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index. A horror of dogma : James, Howells, and the roots of American realism -- Young Americans : criticism and correspondence I -- James's "The art of fiction" in critical context -- Defining the critic in the "Editor's study" and "The science of criticism" -- "The honest daylight about us" : social, ethical, and moral concerns in the criticism of Howells and James, 1886-1895 -- "American chances and opportunities" : criticism and correspondence II -- The man of letters as a man of business : defining the writer, the novel, and the critic in the twentieth century -- James's prefaces to the New York edition -- Howells's literary criticism in the "Editor's easy chair" and Heroines of fiction -- On native grounds : criticism and correspondence III. "Comparative study of Henry James's and William Dean Howells's literary criticism. Examines the interrelationship between the men, emphasizing their aesthetic concerns and attitudes toward the market and audience, and their beliefs concerning the moral value of fiction and the United States as a literary subject, and writings about each other"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. James, Henry, 1843-1916 Knowledge Literature. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 Knowledge Literature. American literature History and criticism Theory, etc. Criticism United States History 20th century. Criticism United States History 19th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097280 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 97488 97488