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A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 314

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A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description

A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140390278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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The publication in 1882 of this classic book by “The Dean of American Letters” marked his transition from magazine editor and author of some mildly received comedies of manners, to leading American novelist and champion of realism in American literature. The story of Bartley Hubbard, a philandering, dishonest Boston journalist, and Marcia Gaylord, the wife who divorces him, is the first serious treatment of divorce in American literature. Although Howells had considered writing the novel for years, the actual composition of it brought forth another theme besides that of divorce—that of new journalism. Yet these two innovative and powerful themes are no more than vehicles for Howells’s real achievement—the perceptive delineation of contemporary American character, conditions in American culture, and the acute dislocations in ethical sensibility that fray the social fabric. Bartley was still free as air; but if he could once make up his mind to settle down in a hole like Equity he could have her by turning his hand.

A MODERN INSTANCE (American Classics Series)

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher: E-Artnow
ISBN: 9788027332519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
A Modern Instance is regarded as one of the most pivotal works in the career of William Dean Howells; it solidified his reputation as a champion of realism in the United States. The novel is about the deterioration of a once loving marriage under the influence of capitalistic greed. It is the first American novel by a canonical author to seriously consider divorce as a realistic outcome of marriage. The story chronicles the rise and fall of the romance between Bartley Hubbard and Marcia Gaylord, who migrate from Equity, Maine, to Boston, Massachusetts, following their marriage. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. He was the first American author to bring a realist aesthetic to the literature of the United States. His stories of Boston upper crust life set in the 1850s are highly regarded among scholars of American fiction.

A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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A Modern Instance

Author: William Dean Howells
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290244558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530

Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.