American literary realism and the failed promise of contract
By: Brook Thomas.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Realism in literature.; Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Promise (Law) in literature.; Social ethics in literature.; Contracts in literature.; Law in literature.; Social status in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-347) and index.