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The art of ecology: should we practice what we preach? a review of Don Elgin's the comedy of the fantastic
Title
The art of ecology: should we practice what we preach? a review of Don Elgin's the comedy of the fantastic.
Creator
Miller, Arin, Comparative Studies Program, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Date Issued
2008-10-24
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/FADT165242p
Subject Headings
Fantastic fiction, American -- History and criticism, Elgin, Don D., American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism, Ecology in literature
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Naturalist tendencies in three novels by Edith Wharton
Title
Naturalist tendencies in three novels by Edith Wharton.
Creator
Mullins, Marjorie L., Florida Atlantic University, McGuirk, Carol
Abstract/Description
Although Edith Wharton once said she considered herself a writer of novels of manners, she exhibits naturalist tendencies in her writing. She shows the potential of both heredity and environment to ensnare and suppress the individual in his or her quest for self-determination. In The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence, Wharton reflects upon the changes that caused society to enforce its rules all the more strongly in an attempt to maintain its stability. In Ethan Frome she develops one...
Show moreAlthough Edith Wharton once said she considered herself a writer of novels of manners, she exhibits naturalist tendencies in her writing. She shows the potential of both heredity and environment to ensnare and suppress the individual in his or her quest for self-determination. In The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence, Wharton reflects upon the changes that caused society to enforce its rules all the more strongly in an attempt to maintain its stability. In Ethan Frome she develops one of the generally accepted themes of naturalism: the waste of human potential because of the forces of society. In these novels Wharton moves beyond the usual realism found in much of her fiction and places her characters in naturalist roles.
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Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15270
Subject Headings
Wharton, Edith,--1862-1937--Criticism and interpretation., Naturalism in literature., Literature and society--United States., American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Format
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