Out of Character by Omri Moses
This book looks at the unpredictable literary characters created by modernist writers Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and T. S. Eliot to understand what the fluid, vitalist models of psychology that inspired their creations can teach us about how to live.
"[T]he remarkable thing about Omri Moses's Out of Character is that it manages to grab hold of literary modernism without crushing its special vitality, preserving the movement's open-endedness while nevertheless teasing out some broader conclusionsThe result is a sensitive and illuminating book that chronicles the efforts of Henry James, Gertrude Stein, T. S. Eliot, and other like-minded authors to reject the old moral certainties without abandoning all hope of shared ethical discovery." -- Angus Fletcher * The American Journal of Psychology *
"Out of Character: Modernism, Vitalism, Psychic Life is an intense analysis about how fictitious characters are used to create literary art . . . Thought-provoking and erudite, Out of Character is a welcome contribution to college library literary studies shelves." -- Midwest Book Review
"[Moses] successfully unites these authors' works, showing how they respectively reinvent the very definition of character. The end result shows how James, Stein, and Eliot were influenced by vitalism to create a more realistic unpredictability of their characters than their contemporaries. Moses certainly adds to the knowledge of the modernist period by giving a new perspective to the advances of its writers . . . Recommended." -- M. DelloBuono * CHOICE *
"Omri Moses's Out of Character is one of the most intelligent, subtle, and consistently rewarding books I have read in some time. Through artful, well-researched, and often astonishing readings of the work of three canonical modernist writers (Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and T.S. Eliot) and the forms of philosophical vitalism inspiriting their work, Moses produces a smart, highly original account of the ethics of character in literary modernism." -- Justus Nieland * Michigan State University *
"Out of Character: Modernism, Vitalism, Psychic Life is an intense analysis about how fictitious characters are used to create literary art . . . Thought-provoking and erudite, Out of Character is a welcome contribution to college library literary studies shelves." -- Midwest Book Review
"[Moses] successfully unites these authors' works, showing how they respectively reinvent the very definition of character. The end result shows how James, Stein, and Eliot were influenced by vitalism to create a more realistic unpredictability of their characters than their contemporaries. Moses certainly adds to the knowledge of the modernist period by giving a new perspective to the advances of its writers . . . Recommended." -- M. DelloBuono * CHOICE *
"Omri Moses's Out of Character is one of the most intelligent, subtle, and consistently rewarding books I have read in some time. Through artful, well-researched, and often astonishing readings of the work of three canonical modernist writers (Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and T.S. Eliot) and the forms of philosophical vitalism inspiriting their work, Moses produces a smart, highly original account of the ethics of character in literary modernism." -- Justus Nieland * Michigan State University *
Omri Moses is Associate Professor of English at Concordia University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804789141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804789142 |
| Title | Out of Character |
| Author | Omri Moses |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2014-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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