Pragmatist Realism
Author | : Sämi Ludwig |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0299176649 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780299176648 |
Rating | : 4/5 (648 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pragmatist Realism by : Sämi Ludwig
Download or read book Pragmatist Realism written by Sämi Ludwig and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ludwig (English, U. of Berne, Switzerland) argues that the artistic quality of American realist texts, such as those written by Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Henry James, is best appreciated by approaching them from a cognitive perspective rather than from a linguistic or formalistic one. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR