The master and the dean the literary criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells / by Davidson, Rob, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…A horror of dogma : James, Howells, and the roots of American realism -- Young Americans : criticism and correspondence I -- James's "The art of fiction" in critical context -- Defining the critic in the "Editor's study" and "The science of criticism" -- "The honest daylight about us" : social, ethical, and moral concerns in the criticism of Howells and James, 1886-1895 -- "American chances and opportunities" : criticism and correspondence II -- The man of letters as a man of business : defining the writer, the novel, and the critic in the twentieth century -- James's prefaces to the New York edition -- Howells's literary criticism in the "Editor's easy chair" and Heroines of fiction -- On native grounds : criticism and correspondence III.…”
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The master and the dean the literary criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells / by Davidson, Rob, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…A horror of dogma : James, Howells, and the roots of American realism -- Young Americans : criticism and correspondence I -- James's "The art of fiction" in critical context -- Defining the critic in the "Editor's study" and "The science of criticism" -- "The honest daylight about us" : social, ethical, and moral concerns in the criticism of Howells and James, 1886-1895 -- "American chances and opportunities" : criticism and correspondence II -- The man of letters as a man of business : defining the writer, the novel, and the critic in the twentieth century -- James's prefaces to the New York edition -- Howells's literary criticism in the "Editor's easy chair" and Heroines of fiction -- On native grounds : criticism and correspondence III.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view