Chapter 9. Naturalism: Turn-of-the-Century Modernism
- John T. Matthews Professor
Published Online: 5 MAY 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444310726.ch9
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
A Companion to the Modern American Novel 1900-1950
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Campbell, D. (2009) Naturalism: Turn-of-the-Century Modernism, in A Companion to the Modern American Novel 1900-1950 (ed J. T. Matthews), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444310726.ch9
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Boston University, USA
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- Published Online: 5 MAY 2009
- Published Print: 3 APR 2009
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Print ISBN: 9780631206873
Online ISBN: 9781444310726
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Keywords:
- naturalism - turn-of-the-century modernism;
- human beings - full panoply of primitive drives/emotions, sexual desire, greed, jealousy, rage;
- naturalism mirrored - effects of urban life and industrialization;
- Tim Armstrong - modernism a “cultural expression of modernity”;
- mode of naturalism - a debased version of realism, a hyper realism that dwells on unpleasant details of life;
- Crane's approach - modern use of stylistic impressionism/irony/his subject matter
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