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Acknowledgments Introduction: American Realism Pt. 1: The FirstGeneration: William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James 1: The Sin of Art:William Dean Howells The Problem of Howellsian Realism The Road to Realism APortrait of the Artist as a "Real" Man The Problem of American Realism 2:Humor, Sentiment, Realism: Mark Twain Mark Twain as Critic Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3: ArtistFables: Henry James's Realist Phase A Different Road/A Different RealismRealism and Reform Naturalism, Impressionism, Revolution Pt. 2: The Problemof Naturalism: Frank Norris, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser 4: The Revoltagainst Style: Frank Norris The Road to Naturalism Naturalism and Style 5:Irony, Parody, and "Transcendental Realism": Stephen Crane The Language ofthe Street Words of War 6: Fine Styles of Sympathy; Theodore Dreiser's SisterCarrie Dreiser and American Naturalism Condescension and Identification Pt.3: A "Woman's Place" in American Realism: Sarah Orne Jewett 7: Local Colorand Realism: Sarah Orne Jewett Jewett's Place in American Realism MainePerson and Boston Professional Realism, Feminism, and the World of DunnetLanding Notes Index