TY - BOOK AU - Moses,Omri TI - Out of character: modernism, vitalism, psychic life SN - 9780804791236 AV - PS228.C47 M67 2014eb U1 - 809/.927 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Stanford, California PB - Stanford University Press KW - James, Henry, KW - Stein, Gertrude, KW - Eliot, T. S. KW - American literature KW - 20th century KW - History and criticism KW - Characters and characteristics in literature KW - Vitalism in literature KW - Modernism (Literature) KW - United States KW - Littérature américaine KW - 20e siècle KW - Histoire et critique KW - Vitalisme dans la littérature KW - Modernisme (Littérature) KW - États-Unis KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Literary KW - bisacsh KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / General KW - fast KW - Characters and characteristics KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Personhood beyond personality -- Novel interests : Henry James -- Lively habits : Gertrude Stein -- Intoning voice : T.S. Eliot -- Afterword : vital signs N2 - '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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=713474 ER -