Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Van Doren, Carl 1885 1950 Van Doren, Carl Clinton Doren, Carl Van Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920)" by Carl Van Doren is a critical examination of the development of the American novel during the early 20th century, written in the early 1920s. The book surveys notable writers and trends, focusing on how various novelists have responded to the prevailing literary movements, particularly naturalism. Van Doren discusses the evolution of character types and thematic concerns among these authors, reflecting on societal influences and the changing landscape of American literature. The beginning of this critical work sets the stage for an exploration of literary styles and movements that have shaped American fiction. Van Doren contrasts the remnants of "local color" writing with the emerging naturalism that has influenced authors such as Hamlin Garland and Upton Sinclair, among others. He introduces the notion that earlier literary conventions have become inadequate in the face of shifting social realities, leading writers to grapple more fiercely with the truths of human experience. Through discussions of prominent writers and their works, Van Doren aims to illuminate the complexities of American literary progress during a period marked by both innovation and continuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 311322 311205 2024-10-06T03:47:55.910296 2023-10-06T05:55:49.271356 text/html text/html 311315 311198 2024-10-06T03:47:56.157278 2023-10-06T05:55:49.432414 text/html text/html 210398 2024-10-06T03:48:03.645365 application/epub+zip 213162 2024-10-06T03:47:59.586278 application/epub+zip 189504 2024-10-06T03:47:58.347258 application/epub+zip 420539 2024-10-06T03:48:06.826311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400906 2024-10-06T03:48:02.848256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368132 2022-09-06T21:25:48.603087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294326 294260 2024-10-06T03:47:55.511271 2023-10-06T05:55:49.055374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295706 2020-12-15T00:51:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117363 2020-12-15T00:51:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295697 2020-12-15T00:51:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117305 2020-12-15T00:51:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21288 2024-10-06T03:48:06.954216 application/rdf+xml 19015 2024-10-06T03:47:58.877263 image/jpeg 3938 2024-10-06T03:47:58.610262 image/jpeg 208168 2024-10-06T03:47:56.185526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia