“Peyser’s readings are nuanced and sensitive to both historical context and the specificity of individual works. These readings let us see, without pretentiously announcing it, how an understanding of four authors provides a provocative perspective on current reflections about the effects of globalization on national cultures.”—Brook Thomas, University of California, Irvine “Specialists in the field will need to engage with ... Read morethis work. . . . Utopia and Cosmopolis wonderfully modifies the basic context in which late nineteenth century American literature must be read.”— Paul Bové, University of Pittsburgh Show Less