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American Novel people
EN 310: Henry James to Modern Era figures
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Literature
Undergraduate 3
05/03/2020

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developed pragmatism, stream-of-consciousness
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W James (brother of Henry James)
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studied at Harvard Law
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H James
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friends with WD Howells
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H James
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volunteer firefighter
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H James
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rejected from Civil War because of back injury
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H James
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moved to/died in London
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H James
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dealt with upper class chtrs
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H James
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claimed to be true to his chtrs
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H James
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minimized plots; few subplots
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H James
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chapter cliffhangers
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H James
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won Pulitzer Prize for Arrowsmith
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S Lewis
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1st American to win Nobel Lit Prize
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S Lewis
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wrote Babbit, Main Street
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S Lewis
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wrote about CA, Okies, Great Depression
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J Steinbeck
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wrote Grapes of Wrath
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J Steinbeck
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advocated plight of less fortunate in novels (but little faith in social reform)
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J Steinbeck
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parents=missionaries to China (set many stories in China)
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PS Buck
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wrote The Good Earth
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PS Buck
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2nd American to win Nobel Lit Prize
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PS Buck
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created fictional Yoknapatawpha County
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W Faulkner
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wrote Absalom, Absalom ; The Sound and the Fury
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W Faulkner
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fav theme: ht and traditions of South
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W Faulkner
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sci-fi writings with poetic style
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R Bradbury
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themes: fear of death; dependence on machines
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R Bradbury
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wrote Martian Chronicles
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R Bradbury
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morbidly comical social commentator
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K Vonnegut
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WW2 pow; survived Dresden bombing (hid in meat locker)
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K Vonnegut
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wrote Slaughterhouse 5
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K Vonnegut
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born+died in VA but moved to Red Cloud
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W Cather
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enrolled in Latin school, then Uni of NB
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W Cather
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worked in Pittsburgh for Home Monthly mag, McClure's mag
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W Cather
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friends with Sarah Jewett
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W Cather
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wrote Alexander's Bridge, Professor's House, Death Comes for the Archbishop
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W Cather
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originally struggled to profit from writings
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W Cather
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got various honorary degrees, Pulitzer Prize for 1 of Ours
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W Cather
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wrote "just for Isabel" (longtime friend)
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W Cather
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born in family of middle-class Catholics
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FS Fitzgerald
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attended Princeton, but poor student
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FS Fitzgerald
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devoted to Zelda Sayre
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FS Fitzgerald
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wrote This Side of Paradise, Tender is the Night
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FS Fitzgerald
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lived extravagantly in US then Europe
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FS Fitzgerald
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originally pursued sports like dad; love for boxing appears in many writings
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E Hemingway
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lit career began by working for KS City Star
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E Hemingway
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rejected from WW1 because of eye injury
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E Hemingway
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simple, straightforward style
avoided unneeded adjs/advs
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E Hemingway
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had relations with Italian govt/army
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E Hemingway
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wrote Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls
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E Hemingway
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father committed suicide; followed suit later on
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E Hemingway
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divorced and remarried many times
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E Hemingway
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several near-deaths (ambulance driver, Africa safari); thus fear/obsession with testing courage
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E Hemingway
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called master of dialogue
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E Hemingway
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attended Huntingdon College, Uni of AL, Oxford
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NH Lee
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friends with Truman Capote
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NH Lee
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wrote In Cold Blood
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Truman Capote
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wrote one book; it got Pulitzer Prize and turned into major movie
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NH Lee
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named by Pres Johnson to Natl Council of Arts
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NH Lee
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intensely private; rarely granted interviews
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NH Lee
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