Schoenbach, Lisi

Pragmatic modernism / Lisi Schoenbach. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xv, 197p. ; 25cm. - Modernist literature & culture . - Modernist literature & culture .

Includes bibliographical references and index

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.

9780195389845, Rs. $.45.00


James, Henry, 1843-1916 --Philosophy
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 --Philosophy


Modernism (Literature)
American literature--History and criticism--20th century
American literature--History and criticism--19th century
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Pragmatism
Habit (Philosophy)
Social change--Philosophy

E809.9112 SCH