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Thompson
G. R. Thompson is Emeritus Professor An indispensable tool for teachers and
of English parative Literature at students of American literature, Reading
Purdue University. He has written widely the American Novel 1865–1914 provides a
on the topic of American fiction prehensive introduction to the fiction
romanticism, including books and articles written during a crucially important era..
on the relation of the romance to the “With extraordinary skill and exemplary clarity, G. R. Thompson Leading literary scholar G. R. Thompson
Reading the American Novel 1865-1914
realist tradition, the gothic fiction of Edgar deftly unravels plex definitional tangles of late eenth- shares his insights into the fiction of one
Allan Poe, the short stories of Nathaniel century American fiction to reveal how the dynamic double helix of the most pivotal periods in American
Hawthorne, and the travel narratives of literature, and each chapter offers both
of realism and romance fostered an artistically rich array of hybrid
Herman Melville. The former editor of the a lucid distillation of the key conditions
journals Poe Studies and ESQ: A Journal of the literary forms resistant to simplistic labeling.” of the historical and cultural contexts
American Renaissance, he is also the editor of —William J. Scheick, University of Texas at Austin and a practical guide for studying literary
various volumes, including the Norton Critical works. For the beginner, Thompson offers
Edition of The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe. a foundational overview of the authors,
He is co-editor of panion to American themes, and contexts of the field; for
Fiction 1865–1914. teachers he provides a practical guide for
studying literary works; and for scholars,
he puts forth nuanced readings and a bold
new interpretation delineating the diversity
of historical genres, movements, and forms.
An illuminating