The main theme of _______’s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.
A. Mark Twain
B. Henry James
C. Theodore Dreiser
D. William Dean Howells
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Which statement is NOT true of the American naturalist?
A. They ventured the forbidden subjects such as sex, death, and violence.
B. They stressed the possible triumph of human will.
C. They wrote in a daring, open, and direct manner.
D. They see human beings no more than a physical object.
Which of the following novels was NOT written by Henry James?
A. The American
B. Daisy Miller
C. The Golden Bowl
D. The Red Badge of Courage
Which of the following belong to Henry James's features?
A. International Theme
B. Ambiguity of ending
C. Limited Point of View
D. Easy and casual vocabulary
Compared to American Romanticism, the realistic writings tend to ________.
A. concern for commonplace and the low
B. represent life and the society as it really is
C. make readers believe the characters might in fact exist and the things might well happen in reality
D. depict human nature and human experience in an idealistic way