The the literary criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells Davidson, Rob 1967- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mou Columbia University of Missouri Press c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xi, 298 p. "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. 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. Rob Davidson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-289) and index. 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 PS2127.L5 D34 2005eb 810.9/004 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097280 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097280 CaPaEBR 050307 ebr10097280