The Ethics of Intensity in American Fiction

Author/Contributor(s):	Hilfer, Tony
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Date:	03/01/1981
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Drawing upon the philosophical theories of William James, Dewey, and Mead and focusing upon major works by Whitman, Stein, Howells, Dreiser, and Henry James, Anthony Hilfer explores how these authors have structured their characters' consciousness, their purpose in doing so, and how this presentation controls the reader's moral response.