Overview :In recognition of his achievements in literature, Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) received four honorary doctorates and a Pulitzer Prize. Keith N... Read More
Overview :The battle of the sexes reached a near fever pitch in the early years of the twentieth century, in the debate over the "proper" role of wome... Read More
Overview :The scholarship devoted to American literary realism has long wrestled with problems of definition: is realism a genre, with a particular fo... Read More
Overview :Between 1913 and 1916 Theodore Dreiser, already known for his realist portrayals of American city life, experienced a period of exceptional ... Read More