Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index.
Imagining the Primitive in Naturalist and Modernist Literature; Contents; Introduction; The Primitive as Primordial Beast; The Primitive as the Brute Working Class; The Primitive as the Immigrant; The Primitive as Modernist Artist; The Primitive as the Racial Exotic; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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"Examines the depiction of primitive characters in naturalist and modernist texts, focusing on works by Jack London, Frank Norris, Eugene O'Neill, Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Nella Larsen"--Provided by publisher.
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Imagining the primitive in naturalist and modernist literature.
0826216250
American literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature)-- United States.
Naturalism in literature.
Primitivism in literature.
Littérature américaine-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique.