Realism
Realism was a literaray epoch spanning the years 1865-1900. Writers from that period include: Henry Adams, Horatio Alger, Frank Baum, Edward Bellamy, Kate Chopin, and others.
Realistic Period Novels - American Literature
The Realistic Period (1865-1900) incorporates a difficult time in American history, with the Civil War, industrialization, Reconstruction, urbanization, and more. In American literature, famous writers like Charles W. Chesnutt, Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton were presenting a more realistic view of life in thier works of literature. Read on.
The Realistic Period (1865-1900) incorporates a difficult time in American history, with the Civil War, industrialization, Reconstruction, urbanization, and more. In American literature, famous writers like Charles W. Chesnutt, Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton were presenting a more realistic view of life in thier works of literature. Read on.
Books About Anton Chekhov
(1860-1904) Russian writer. Anton Chekhov became famous for works like "The Cherry Orchard" (1904) and "The Three Sisters" (1901). Poverty caused him misery; he became a doctor; and he suffered from tuberculosis. Read more about the life and works of Anton Chekhov.
(1860-1904) Russian writer. Anton Chekhov became famous for works like "The Cherry Orchard" (1904) and "The Three Sisters" (1901). Poverty caused him misery; he became a doctor; and he suffered from tuberculosis. Read more about the life and works of Anton Chekhov.
Flaubert: A Life
In "Flaubert: A Life," Geoffrey Wall dramatizes the life and times of Gustave Flaubert, who was one of the most enigmatic writers in literary history.
In "Flaubert: A Life," Geoffrey Wall dramatizes the life and times of Gustave Flaubert, who was one of the most enigmatic writers in literary history.
Gustave Flaubert: Love and Other Dangerous Affairs
Flaubert once described literature as "the dissection of a beautiful woman with her guts in her face, her leg skinned, and half a burned-out cigar lying on her foot." So he takes this young woman who is innocent to the ways of the world and throws some kinks into all of her dreams and plans.
Flaubert once described literature as "the dissection of a beautiful woman with her guts in her face, her leg skinned, and half a burned-out cigar lying on her foot." So he takes this young woman who is innocent to the ways of the world and throws some kinks into all of her dreams and plans.
Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories
In this volume, Library of America publishes the complete works of Kate Chopin in one authoritative volume, including many previously uncollected stories.
In this volume, Library of America publishes the complete works of Kate Chopin in one authoritative volume, including many previously uncollected stories.
Kate Chopin: In Search of Freedom
Throughout her life, Kate Chopin, author of "The Awakening" and short stories such as "A Pair of Silk Stockings," "Désirée's Baby," and "The Story of an Hour," actively searched for female spiritual emancipation, which she found and expressed in her writing.
Throughout her life, Kate Chopin, author of "The Awakening" and short stories such as "A Pair of Silk Stockings," "Désirée's Baby," and "The Story of an Hour," actively searched for female spiritual emancipation, which she found and expressed in her writing.