Cambridge Companion to American Realism and Naturalism: From Howells to London(Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

The terms realism and naturalism are considered in the context of expressing a style of American writing in relation to late nineteenth century fiction movements. This text analyzes ten major texts, from W.D. Howell's The Rise of Silas Lapham to Jack London's The Call of the Wild.