A Pair of Patient Lovers (Unabridged)
Courtship, Conscience, and Social Manners in Unabridged American Realist Short FictionBy William Dean Howells
Length8h 29m
About this audiobook
In A Pair of Patient Lovers, William Dean Howells turns the apparently modest subject of mature courtship into a finely observed study of feeling, social convention, and moral choice. The narrative's restrained plot and conversational prose exemplify Howells's American realism: rather than relying on sensational incident, it derives significance from gestures, hesitations, domestic exchanges, and the pressures exerted by class and respectability. The work belongs to the late-nineteenth-century tradition of the novel of manners, yet its sympathy for emotional complexity and its skepticism toward romantic idealization give it a quietly modern psychological force. Howells (1837–1920), novelist, critic, editor, and longtime influential figure at The Atlantic Monthly, was the foremost American theorist and practitioner of realism in his generation. His experiences of journalism, literary criticism, and rapidly changing urban society informed his commitment to representing ordinary lives with ethical seriousness. In this late work, his interest in marriage, aging, social decorum, and the often-unspoken negotiations of affection reflects both his sustained engagement with domestic fiction and his broader critique of Gilded Age values. Readers interested in American realism, nineteenth-century social history, or the subtle art of understated characterization will find A Pair of Patient Lovers especially rewarding. Its humane irony, attentive dialogue, and refusal of melodramatic solutions make it an illuminating complement to Howells's better-known novels, while its treatment of love as patience, responsibility, and mutual recognition remains remarkably resonant.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 29 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 2, 2016
LanguageEnglish
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