Crowley, John William, 1945-

The Dean of American Letters : the late career of William Dean Howells / John W. Crowley. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, �1999. - 1 online resource (146 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-137) and index.

Introduction: Bill of Particulars -- Howells in 1890: The Unsmiling Aspects of Life -- The Man of Letters as a Man of Business -- The Making of "The Dean of American Letters" -- The Age of Howells -- A Dead Cult: Unmaking "The Dean."


English.

0585322686 9780585322681 112205565X 9781122055659

99029050


Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 --Last years.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920


1800-1899


Novelists, American--19th century--Biography.
Critics--United States--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
Critics.
Last years of a person's life.
Novelists, American.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.


United States.


Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biografie�en (vorm)
Electronic books.

PS2033 / .C74 1999eb

813/.4 B