The Resource The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology, Joseph Alkana
The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology, Joseph Alkana
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The item The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology, Joseph Alkana represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- American literary history of the nineteenth-century as a conflict between individualistic writers and a conformist society. In The Social Self, Joseph Alkana argues that such a dichotomy misrepresents the views of many authors. Sudden changes caused by the industrial revolution, urban development, increased immigration, and regional conflicts were threatening to fragment the community, and such writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne, William James, and William Dean Howells were deeply concerned about social cohesion. Alkana persuasively reintroduces Common Sense philosophy and Jamesian psychology as w
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Translating the Self: Between Discord and Individualism in American Literary History; 2 Hawthorne's Drama of the Self: Antebellum Psychology and Sociality; 3 ""But the Past Was Not Dead"": Aesthetics, History, and Community in Grandfather's Chair and The Scarlet Letter; 4. The Altrurian Romances: Evolution and Immigration in Howells's Utopia; 5 The Ironic Construction of Selfhood: William James's Principles of Psychology; 6 Selfhood, Pragmatism, and Literary Studies: Who Do We Think We Are? And What Do We Think We're Doing?
- Isbn
- 9780813157337
- Label
- The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology
- Title
- The social self
- Title remainder
- Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology
- Statement of responsibility
- Joseph Alkana
- Subject
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- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Psychological aspects
- American literature -- Psychological aspects
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Knowledge | Psychology
- History
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Knowledge | Psychology
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- James, William, 1842-1910
- James, William, 1842-1910 -- Influence
- 1800-1899
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Psychology
- Psychology in literature
- Psychology in literature
- Self in literature
- Self in literature
- Social psychology and literature
- Social psychology and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- American literary history of the nineteenth-century as a conflict between individualistic writers and a conformist society. In The Social Self, Joseph Alkana argues that such a dichotomy misrepresents the views of many authors. Sudden changes caused by the industrial revolution, urban development, increased immigration, and regional conflicts were threatening to fragment the community, and such writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne, William James, and William Dean Howells were deeply concerned about social cohesion. Alkana persuasively reintroduces Common Sense philosophy and Jamesian psychology as w
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- OCLCE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alkana, Joseph
- Dewey number
- 813/.309353
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS374.P7
- LC item number
- A45 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Howells, William Dean
- James, William
- American fiction
- Social psychology and literature
- Psychological fiction, American
- American literature
- Psychology in literature
- Self in literature
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Howells, William Dean
- James, William
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American fiction
- American literature
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychology
- Psychology in literature
- Self in literature
- Social psychology and literature
- United States
- Label
- The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology, Joseph Alkana
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-163) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Translating the Self: Between Discord and Individualism in American Literary History; 2 Hawthorne's Drama of the Self: Antebellum Psychology and Sociality; 3 ""But the Past Was Not Dead"": Aesthetics, History, and Community in Grandfather's Chair and The Scarlet Letter; 4. The Altrurian Romances: Evolution and Immigration in Howells's Utopia; 5 The Ironic Construction of Selfhood: William James's Principles of Psychology; 6 Selfhood, Pragmatism, and Literary Studies: Who Do We Think We Are? And What Do We Think We're Doing?
- Control code
- 605660030
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813157337
- Level of compression
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- lossless
- lossy
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129b2s3
- Reformatting quality
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- preservation
- access
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)605660030
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The social self : Hawthorne, Howells, William James, and nineteenth-century psychology, Joseph Alkana
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-163) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Translating the Self: Between Discord and Individualism in American Literary History; 2 Hawthorne's Drama of the Self: Antebellum Psychology and Sociality; 3 ""But the Past Was Not Dead"": Aesthetics, History, and Community in Grandfather's Chair and The Scarlet Letter; 4. The Altrurian Romances: Evolution and Immigration in Howells's Utopia; 5 The Ironic Construction of Selfhood: William James's Principles of Psychology; 6 Selfhood, Pragmatism, and Literary Studies: Who Do We Think We Are? And What Do We Think We're Doing?
- Control code
- 605660030
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813157337
- Level of compression
-
- lossless
- lossy
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129b2s3
- Reformatting quality
-
- preservation
- access
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)605660030
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Psychological aspects
- American literature -- Psychological aspects
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Knowledge | Psychology
- History
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Knowledge | Psychology
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- James, William, 1842-1910
- James, William, 1842-1910 -- Influence
- 1800-1899
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Psychology
- Psychology in literature
- Psychology in literature
- Self in literature
- Self in literature
- Social psychology and literature
- Social psychology and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
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