The Problem of American Realism

Acknowledgments
Introduction: American Realism
Pt. 1: The First Generation: William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James
1: The Sin of Art: William Dean Howells
The Problem of Howellsian Realism
The Road to Realism
A Portrait of the Artist as a "Real" Man
The Problem of American Realism
2: Humor, Sentiment, Realism: Mark Twain
Mark Twain as Critic
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
3: Artist Fables: Henry James's Realist Phase
A Different Road/A Different Realism
Realism and Reform
Naturalism, Impressionism, Revolution
Pt. 2: The Problem of Naturalism: Frank Norris, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser
4: The Revolt against Style: Frank Norris
The Road to Naturalism
Naturalism and Style
5: Irony, Parody, and "Transcendental Realism": Stephen Crane
The Language of the Street
Words of War
6: Fine Styles of Sympathy; Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie
Dreiser and American Naturalism
Condescension and Identification
Pt. 3: A "Woman's Place" in American Realism: Sarah Orne Jewett
7: Local Color and Realism: Sarah Orne Jewett
Jewett's Place in American Realism
Maine Person and Boston Professional
Realism, Feminism, and the World of Dunnet Landing
Notes
Index