realism in literature

Presents an overview of American literature from 1860 to 1910, examining the social, cultural, and historical context of the time, discussing such topics as slave narratives, naturalism and sectionalism and authors including Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, Jack London, and more.

Presents an overview of the literary movement known as American realism, and features fifteen critical articles that offer a definition of realism, and discuss the rise of naturalism, class, race, and gender in American realism; national character in American realism; and realism after 1914.