Date of Award
11-1-2002
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Ellery Sedgwick, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Robert Lee Lynch, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Craig C. Challender, Ph.D.
Abstract
This thesis looks at the early writings of William Dean Howells and how they create and cement the ideas of realism both in himself and in his readers. It studies his transition from being a romantic writer to being a realistic writer, leading the way forward for other well-known realism writers.
Recommended Citation
Lanum III, George C., "Setting the Hook of Realism: A Study of the Early Career of William Dean Howells" (2002). Theses & Honors Papers. 148.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/148
