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A Cultural Crisis A Cultural Crisis
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The Cult of the Strenuous Life The Cult of the Strenuous Life
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The “Masculine” School of Writers The “Masculine” School of Writers
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A “Naturalistic” Philosophy A “Naturalistic” Philosophy
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Abstract
The new breed of realists, according to H. L. Mencken, offered not the old, flabby, kittenish realism of William Dean Howells's imitators but the sterner, more searching realism that got under the surface of human motivation. In exploring such subterranean truths, the “savage realists” developed a curious ambivalence toward Howells himself. Virginian Ellen Glasgow's choice was clear: “One must either encounter reality or accept the doctrine of evasive idealism.” To his credit, Howells encouraged most of the “savage realists” to surmount his own moral scruples and surpass his essentially spectatorial efforts to portray the rough edges of contemporary life. The “savage realists” shared a widespread concern at the turn of the century that the United States suffered from the malaise of “overcivilization” plaguing all of Western society.
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