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1. Defining the Novel by Conventions of Realism and Fictionality

Creator:: Villanti, Rebekah M.
Abstract:: As a relatively recent literary genre, the origin and parameters of the novel are yet to be specifically defined. This essay uses characteristics of early novels to attempt a definition for the novel based on its marks of realism and fictionality. Referencing the novelistic theories of Georg Lukács, Ian Watt,...
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2. David Hume and the Paradox of Taste

Creator:: Chi, Erik
Abstract:: David Hume’s resolution of the paradox of taste poses an interesting question for us to ponder. Rather than take a purely subjectivist or objectivist view of the topic, Hume strikes a balance between the two positions by upholding two of three statements regarding taste that are widely held to be...
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3. narrativity tool complex red: Gertrude Stein's 'Tender Buttons'

Creator:: Bennett, Justin L.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

4. Jay Gatsby: Epitome of the American Dream?

Creator:: Engle, Adrienne L.
Abstract:: Presented at the Citizenship & Crisis Student Research Conference as part of the American Conversations Lecture Series.
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5. A Performance of Instinct: Bechdel’s Experience as Criticism of Butler’s Gender Trouble

Creator:: Haverman, Megan
Abstract:: Judith Butler’s 1990 Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity shaped our current understandings of queer theory not only in the academic world, but all over America as the constitutional and social rights of the LGBT+ community are hotly debated. Butler’s theory claims that gender is performed through imitation...
Resource Type:: Research Paper