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Moses, Omri,

Out of character : modernism, vitalism, psychic life / Omri Moses. - 1 online resource (297 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Personhood beyond personality -- Novel interests : Henry James -- Lively habits : Gertrude Stein -- Intoning voice : T.S. Eliot -- Afterword : vital signs.

'Characters' are those fictive beings in novels whose coherent patterns of behaviour make them credible as people. 'Character' is also used to refer to the capacity - or incapacity - to sustain one's core principles. What is behind this esteem for unwavering consistency? 'Out of Character' examines literary characters who test and defy our culture's models of personal integrity.


English.

ISBN: 9780804791236 (e-book) 0804791236 (e-book) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)

Standard No.: 10.1515/9780804791236 doi

Source: 22573/ctvqrmbmf JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
James, Henry, 1843-1916 --Characters.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 --Characters.
Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965 --Characters.
Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965.
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Vitalism in literature.
Modernism (Literature)--United States.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Vitalisme dans la littérature.
Modernisme (Littérature)--États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
American literature.
Characters and characteristics.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Modernism (Literature)
Vitalism in literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PS228.C47 / M67 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 809/.927