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Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel

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Main Details

Title Balzac, James, and the Realistic Novel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William W. Stowe
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780691638911
ClassificationsDewey:813.4
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details
Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

This book has a double purpose: to compare the literary projects, theories, and careers of Balzac and Henry James, and to develop a theory of realism that can account for their unabashed mimetic intentions and for their novels' sophisticated textuality. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand tec