Characteristics(to be continuted Natural language: Diction is natural vernacular, not heightened or poetic; tone may be comiC, satiric, or matter-of-fact Objective representatin: Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly important: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses Interior or psychological realism is represented in a variant form a In Black and White Strangers, Kenneth Warren suggests that a basic difference between realism and sentimentalism is that in realism, "the redemption of the individual lay within the social world, but in sentimental fiction, "the redemption of the social world lay with the individua"(75-76)
Characteristics (to be continuted) Natural language: Diction is natural vernacular, not heightened or poetic; tone may be comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact. Objective representatin: Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly important: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses. Interior or psychological realism is represented in a variant form. ◼ In Black and White Strangers, Kenneth Warren suggests that a basic difference between realism and sentimentalism is that in realism, "the redemption of the individual lay within the social world," but in sentimental fiction, "the redemption of the social world lay with the individual" (75-76)
henry James(Art of Fiction): The representation of life should be the main object of the novel a james claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognisable to its readers. Good novels, to James show life in action and are, most importantly interesting. The concept of a good or bad novel is Judged solely upon whether the author is good or bad. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and possibly unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to narrative fiction
◼ Henry James (Art of Fiction) : The representation of life should be the main object of the novel. ◼ James claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognisable to its readers. Good novels, to James, show life in action and are, most importantly, interesting. The concept of a good or bad novel is judged solely upon whether the author is good or bad. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and possibly unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to narrative fiction
Background Influence of Civil War on American psychology The War led many to question the assumptions shared by the Transcendentalists concerning the benevolence of God, natural goodness and the optimistics view of nature and man people began to thnik about the real world they were living in Development of industry: With wealth being more and more accumulated in the hands of the few captains of industry who provided stories of success for the thousands of common people
Background ◼ Influence of Civil War on American psychology: The War led many to question the assumptions shared by the Transcendentalists concerning the benevolence of God, natural goodness and the optimistics view of nature and man. People began to thnik about the “real” world they were living in. ◼ Development of industry: With wealth being more and more accumulated in the hands of the few “captains of industry” who provided stories of success for the thousands of common people
The frontier is closed: The worth of the american Dream the romantic and idealized view of life and man began to lose its hold in the psychology and imaginatin of the Americans Suggesnted reading: The Significance of the Frontier in American History" by Frederick Jackson Turner at http://www.learnerorg/workshops/primarysources/corpor ations/docs/turner html a Turner presented this paper to a special meeting of the American Historical association at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ilinois. His assessment of the frontier's significance was the first of its kind and revolutionized american intellectual and historical thinking
◼ The frontier is closed: The worth of the American Dream, the romantic and idealized view of life and man began to lose its hold in the psychology and imaginatin of the Americans. ◼ Suggesnted reading: "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" by Frederick Jackson Turner at http://www.learner.org/workshops/primarysources/corpor ations/docs/turner.html ◼ Turner presented this paper to a special meeting of the American Historical Association at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. His assessment of the frontier's significance was the first of its kind and revolutionized American intellectual and historical thinking
Map of American Civil War 1809-1865 MN OH IL IN KS MOTY 入R IS AL KgY. Uion Notr Confederate West Viginia broke away from Virginia in #6g te joi the Unie 1808-1889
Map of American Civil War 1808 – 1889 1809－1865