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Criticism and Fiction
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In this work of literary criticism, William Dean Howells argues for realism in fiction, urging writers to portray ordinary life truthfully rather than through romantic idealization. It suits students and readers interested in American literary history and the theory of realism.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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