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BL
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965876
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b720246
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Evans, David Howell,1956-
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| Title & Author
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William Faulkner, William James, and the American pragmatic tradition /\ David H. Evans.
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| Publication Statement
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Baton Rouge :: Louisiana State University Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Southern literary studies
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1 online resource (ix, 289 pages).
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| ISBN
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0807134236
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0807133159
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9780807133156
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-278) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : his veracity as a liar -- Make believe : the confidence man as protopragmatist -- Truth as "veri-fication" : William James and the transaction of confidence -- Retailing truth : making community in The hamlet -- Making history : pragmatic historiography and Absalom, Absalom! -- A great story : pathfinding and providence in Go down, Moses -- Conclusion : a future for Faulkner.
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In William Faulkner, William James, and the American Pragmatic Tradition, David H. Evans pairs the writings of America's most intellectually challenging modern novelist, William Faulkner, and the ideas of America's most revolutionary modern philosopher, William James. Though Faulkner was dubbed an idealist after World War II, Evans demonstrates that Faulkner's writing is deeply connected to the emergence of pragmatism as an intellectual doctrine and cultural force in the early twentieth century. Tracing pragmatism to its very roots, Evans examines the nineteenth-century confidence man of anteb.
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Faulkner, William,1897-1962-- Criticism and interpretation.
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James, William,1842-1910.
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Faulkner, William,(1897-1962)-- Critique et interprétation.
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Faulkner, William,1897-1962
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James, William,(1842-1910)
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James, William,1842-1910
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American literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Literature and society-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Pragmatism in literature.
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American literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Literature and society.
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Littérature et société-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Pragmatism in literature.
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Pragmatisme-- Dans la littérature.
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Roman américain-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.52
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| LC Classification
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PS3511.A86Z78245 2008eb
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