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Writing Chicago: Modernism, Ethnography, and the Novel
Carla Cappetti
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Description for Writing Chicago: Modernism, Ethnography, and the Novel
Paperback. Uncovers the connections between the Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
"Writing Chicago" uncovers the deep connections between the renowned Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. In their studies of society, the Chicago sociologists often imitated creative writers and literary critics. Somewhat later, Chicago novelists discovered in sociology important tools that enabled them to write about migrants and immigrants, the city and the slum. Cappetti provides readings of Farrell's "Studs Lonigan", Algren's "Never Come Morning" and ... Read more
"Writing Chicago" uncovers the deep connections between the renowned Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert Redfield - and the great Chicago novelists of the 1930s, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright and James T. Farrell, all of whom integrated sociological theories into their own work. In their studies of society, the Chicago sociologists often imitated creative writers and literary critics. Somewhat later, Chicago novelists discovered in sociology important tools that enabled them to write about migrants and immigrants, the city and the slum. Cappetti provides readings of Farrell's "Studs Lonigan", Algren's "Never Come Morning" and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S.
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231081290
SKU
V9780231081290
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About Carla Cappetti
Carla Cappetti is assistant professor of English at the City College of New York.
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