Faking It: Social Bluffing and Class Difference in Howells's The Rise of Silas Lapham.

A literary criticism of the 1885 book “The Rise of Silas Lapham” by William Dean Howells is presented. It examines Howell's portrayal of social mobility in nineteenth-century America. It outlines the characters and explores how they represent the social class mores of Gilded Age society. An overview...

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Publicado en:New England Quarterly Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 283 - 313
Autor principal: MARCHAND, MARY
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: MIT Press Jun2010
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Sumario:A literary criticism of the 1885 book “The Rise of Silas Lapham” by William Dean Howells is presented. It examines Howell's portrayal of social mobility in nineteenth-century America. It outlines the characters and explores how they represent the social class mores of Gilded Age society. An overview of the story is also given.