LEADER 02772nam 2200661 450 001 9910463988703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-9123-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804791236 035 $a(CKB)2670000000528919 035 $a(EBL)1634056 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001112856 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12414687 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001112856 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11163035 035 $a(PQKB)10796968 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000886875 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1634056 035 $a(DE-B1597)564672 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804791236 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1634056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10844269 035 $a(OCoLC)870950649 035 $a(OCoLC)1198930655 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000528919 100 $a20130922h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOut of character $emodernism, vitalism, psychic life /$fOmri Moses 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (497 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8914-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPersonhood beyond personality -- Novel interests : Henry James -- Lively habits : Gertrude Stein -- Intoning voice : T.S. Eliot -- Afterword : vital signs. 330 $a""Characters"" are those fictive beings in novels whose coherent patterns of behavior make them credible as people. ""Character"" is also used to refer to the capacity-or incapacity-of individuals to sustain core principles. When characters are inconsistent, they risk coming across as dangerous or immoral, not to mention unconvincing. But what is behind our culture's esteem for unwavering consistency? Out of Character examines literary characters who defy our culture's models of personal integrity. It argues that modernist writers Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and T. S. Eliot drew i 606 $aAmerican literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCharacters and characteristics in literature 606 $aVitalism in literature 606 $aModernism (Literature)$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCharacters and characteristics in literature. 615 0$aVitalism in literature. 615 0$aModernism (Literature) 676 $a809/.927 700 $aMoses$b Omri$01050516 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463988703321 996 $aOut of character$92480356 997 $aUNINA