05099nam 2200793 450 991080929770332120230613182422.01-5261-3244-31-5261-0889-510.7765/9781526108883(CKB)4560000000000011(MiAaPQ)EBC5224638(OCoLC)1020066649(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78429(UkMaJRU)992980123126101631(DE-B1597)658784(DE-B1597)9781526108883(PPN)243128185(EXLCZ)99456000000000001120200115h20172017 fy| 0engur||#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe quiet contemporary American novel /Rachel SykesManchester, UK :Manchester University Press,2017.©20171 online resource (vii, 226 pages) digital file(s)Contemporary American and Canadian writers1-5261-0887-9 1-5261-0888-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-221) and index.Introduction -- 1 The quiet novel -- 2 '9/11' and the aesthetic of noise in contemporary fiction -- 3 Quiet in time and narrative -- 4 The quiet novel of cognition -- 5 The novel of '(dis)quiet' -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- IndexThis book explores the concept of 'quiet' - an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles - and argues for the term's application to the study of contemporary American fiction. In doing so, it makes two critical interventions. Firstly, it maps the neglected history of quiet fictions, arguing that from Hester Prynne to Clarissa Dalloway, from Bartleby to William Stoner, the Western tradition is filled with quiet characters. Secondly, it asks what it means for a novel to be quiet and how we might read for quiet in an American literary tradition that critics so often describe as noisy. Examining recent works by Marilynne Robinson, Teju Cole and Ben Lerner, among others, the book argues that quiet can be a multi-faceted state of existence, one that is communicative and expressive in as many ways as noise but filled with potential for radical discourse by its marginalisation as a mode of expression."What does it mean to describe a novel as 'quiet'? The quiet contemporary American novel defines the term as an aesthetic of narrative that is driven by reflective principles. While, at first appearance, 'quiet' seems a contradictory description of any literary form, because it risks suggesting that the novelist has nothing to say, this book argues that the quiet of the novel is better conceived as a mode of conversation that occurs at a reduced volume than as the failure to speak. The quiet contemporary American novel makes two critical interventions. Firstly, it maps the neglected history of quiet fictions and argues that from Hester Prynne to Clarissa Dalloway, from Bartleby to William Stoner, quiet characters fill the novel in the Western tradition. As a phrase, 'the quiet novel' also has a long and untraced history, dating back 150 years. Throughout its long history, many critics have used 'the quiet novel' as a phrase that dismisses and derides the work of writers whose novels seem disengaged from the 'noise' of their wider society. The quiet contemporary American novel finally takes up the long referred to idea of quiet fiction to ask what it means for a novel to be quiet and, through discussion of a diverse selection of contemporary writers including Marilynne Robinson, Teju Cole and Lynne Tillman, asks how we might read for quiet in an American literary tradition that critics so often describe as noisy." --Back cover.Contemporary American and Canadian writers.American fiction21st centuryHistory and criticismLiteraturemupLiterature & Literary StudiesbicsscLITERARY CRITICISM / American / GeneralbisachBiography, Literature & Literary studiesthemaUSAgnd9/11 event.American fiction.Marilynne Robinson.Western tradition.cognitive fiction.everyday experience.external feelings.human consciousness.internal feelings.noisy century.noisy narrative.quiet novel.quiet texts.temporality.American fictionHistory and criticism.LiteratureLiterature & Literary StudiesLITERARY CRITICISM / American / GeneralBiography, Literature & Literary studies813.609Sykes Rachel1610555UkMaJRUBOOK9910809297703321The quiet contemporary American novel3938340UNINA05320nam 2200673 450 991081245570332120230807215947.01-119-03063-31-119-03060-91-119-03064-1(CKB)3710000000433528(EBL)1895957(SSID)ssj0001535751(PQKBManifestationID)11893020(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001535751(PQKBWorkID)11502803(PQKB)10701536(MiAaPQ)EBC4040672(MiAaPQ)EBC1895957(Au-PeEL)EBL4040672(CaPaEBR)ebr11113791(CaONFJC)MIL802205(OCoLC)911266364(EXLCZ)99371000000043352820151110h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrCausality in a social world moderation, meditation and spill-over /Guanglei HongChichester, England :Wiley,2015.©20151 online resource (1031 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-33256-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Title page; Preface; Part I: OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Concepts of moderation, mediation, and spill-over; 1.2 Weighting methods for causal inference; 1.3 Objectives and organization of the book; 1.4 How is this book situated among other publications on related topics?; References; 2 Review of causal inference concepts and methods; 2.1 Causal inference theory; 2.2 Applications to Lord's paradox and Simpson's paradox; 2.3 Identification and estimation; Appendix 2.1: Potential bias in a prima facie effectAppendix 2.2: Application of the causal inference theory to Lord's paradox References; 3 Review of causal inference designs and analytic methods; 3.1 Experimental designs; 3.2 Quasi-experimental designs; 3.3 Statistical adjustment methods; 3.4 Propensity score; Appendix 3.A: Potential bias due to the omission of treatment-by-covariate interaction; Appendix 3.B: Variable selection for the propensity score model; References; 4 Adjustment for selection bias through weighting; 4.1 Weighted estimation of population parameters in survey sampling4.2 Weighting adjustment for selection bias in causal inference 4.3 MMWS; Appendix 4.A: Proof of MMWS-adjusted mean observed outcome being unbiased for the population average potential outcome; Appendix 4.B: Derivation of MMWS for estimating the treatment effect on the treated; Appendix 4.C: Theoretical equivalence of MMWS and IPTW; Appendix 4.D: Simulations comparing MMWS and IPTW under misspecifications of the functional form of a propensity score model; References; 5 Evaluations of multivalued treatments; 5.1 Defining the causal effects of multivalued treatments5.2 Existing designs and analytic methods for evaluating multivalued treatments 5.3 MMWS for evaluating multivalued treatments; 5.4 Summary; Appendix 5.A: Multiple IV for evaluating multivalued treatments; References; Part II: MODERATION; 6 Moderated treatment effects: concepts and existing analytic methods; 6.1 What is moderation?; 6.2 Experimental designs and analytic methods for investigating explicit moderators; 6.3 Existing research designs and analytic methods for investigating implicit moderatorsAppendix 6.A: Derivation of bias in the fixed-effects estimator when the treatment effect is heterogeneous in multisite randomized trials Appendix 6.B: Derivation of bias in the mixed-effects estimator when the probability of treatment assignment varies across sites; Appendix 6.C: Derivation and proof of the population weight applied to mixed-effects models for eliminating bias in multisite randomized trials; References; 7 Marginal mean weighting through stratification for investigating moderated treatment effects; 7.1 Existing methods for moderation analyses with quasi-experimental data7.2 MMWS estimation of treatment effects moderated by individual or contextual characteristicsCausality in a Social World introduces innovative new statistical research and strategies for investigating moderated intervention effects, mediated intervention effects, and spill-over effects using experimental or quasi-experimental data. The book uses potential outcomes to define causal effects, explains and evaluates identification assumptions using application examples, and compares innovative statistical strategies with conventional analysis methods. Whilst highlighting the crucial role of good research design and the evaluation of assumptions required for identifying causal effects inMathematical statisticsResearchMethodologyStatisticsMethodologyMathematical statistics.ResearchMethodology.StatisticsMethodology.519.5Hong Guanglei1651978MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812455703321Causality in a social world4002300UNINA