Armbruster, Elif S.

Domestic biographies Stowe, Howells, James, and Wharton at home / [electronic resource] : Elif S. Armbruster. - New York : Peter Lang, c2011. - xiv, 196 p. : ill. - Studies on themes and motifs in literature, v. 105 1056-3970 ; . - Studies on themes and motifs in literature ; v. 105. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From romance to realism: new houses and new literature -- Harriet Beecher Stowe and the cost of the domesticity -- William Dean Howells: realism in transit -- Henry James: dwelling in the 'house of fiction' -- Edith Wharton: a 'beautiful construction' -- Where the houses stand today.


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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 --Homes and haunts.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 --Homes and haunts.
James, Henry, 1843-1916 --Homes and haunts.
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 --Homes and haunts.


Authors, American--Homes and haunts.
Home in literature.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Authors in literature.


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PS141 / .A76 2011eb

810.9/004 B