Pragmatic modernism /

'Pragmatic Modernism' traces an alternative strain of modernism influenced by pragmatist philosophy and characterized by its commitment to gradualism, continuity, and habit rather than spectacular events and radical rupture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schoenbach, Lisi
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Series:	Modernist literature & culture.
Subjects:	James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Philosophy. Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946 > Philosophy. James, Henry, > 1843-1916 Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946 James, Henry, > (1843-1916) > Philosophie. Stein, Gertrude, > (1874-1946) > Philosophie. Modernism (Literature) American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Modernism (Aesthetics) Pragmatism. Habit (Philosophy) Social change > Philosophy. Modernisme (Littérature) Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Modernisme (Esthétique) Pragmatisme. Habitude (Philosophie) pragmatism. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary. American literature Philosophy Pragmatism Social change > Philosophy Modernisme (littérature) Modernisme (esthétique) Pragmatisme (philosophie) Habitude (philosophie) Changement social. 1800-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Modernist habit
'Peaceful and exciting' : habit, shock, and Gertrude Stein's pragmatic modernism
Interlude : Jamesian institutions
Prediction theories : 'The path of the law', The wings of the dove, and the engagement with temporality
A Jamesian state : The American scene and 'the working of Democratic institutions'
Proustian habit and pragmatic modernism.