Naturalism in American Fiction: The Classic Phase - Paperback

by John J. Conder (Author)

In this closely reasoned study, John J. Conder has created a new and more vital understanding of naturalism in American literature. Moving from the Hobbesian dilemma between causation and free will down through Bergson's concept of dual selves, Conder defines a view of determinism so rich in possibilities that it can serve as the inspiration of literary works of astonishing variety and unite them in a single, though developing, naturalistic tradition in American letters. At the heart of this bo

Author Biography

John J. Conder is an associate professor of English at Vanderbilt University.