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Nina Baym

Introduction

No matter how many new and uncanny gadgets the modern era may endow upon the inhabitants of the modern society, the real treasure of knowledge still rests with the benevolence of broadened horizon rendered by the conventional literature. Over time, the world has witnessed not only the existence, but also the commendable endeavors of the most celebrated literary scholars; who have enlightened the world and its inhabitants with their nonpareil skills, insight and knowledge.

Amongst those renowned names is the name of Nina Baym, who skillfully managed to carve her name in the domain of the most celebrated individuals, belonging to the arena of literature. However, interestingly, quite seldom does it happen that the sketch of the outer world which is crafted by such individuals, bears a sheer resemblance of the facets or dynamics of the modern world, and the inhabitants can relate to the patterns that have been sketched out by them. Somewhat similar is the case with the endeavors of Nina Baym, which would compel a naïve, yet cognitive mind to brush the pores of mind, to render a different outlook to the literary world that now exists.

Views of Baym on Regionalism

Regionalism is one of the most important aspects of literary realism. Nina Baym has proved herself as a great American literary historian and literary critic. She has tried to prove the work of regionalists in providing the psychological traits from a wider perspective. In her view regionalism is quite helpful in adding colors to literature as it adds characters, history, landscape, dialects and customs of a particular region (Baym, 302). Nina Baym included feminism and fiction related to woman in her literary work and proved that feminism is a beautiful aspect of a region as woman is an individual that adds color to life but she has been always found neglected in the society.

Baym has contributed a lot in American Literary Regionalism and she has used the New Historicism and Feminism in her literary work to reveal the world about the hidden evils in the society. In the late nineteenth century the work in the American Literary Regionalism evolved and it got great acceptance in the American literature. Nina Baym has written a lot about women. She is the one who has played a great role in ensuring that women get what they deserve and what is their right. Her work in this filed will be known for the years to come. Interestingly, the core facet of her fame resides at the fact that her role as the literary critic and historian was critical and pivotal for opening the tunnel of this domain for the women population, as well.

Crane's The Open Boat

The literature of “The Open Boat” written by the author Stephen Crane depicted a combination of literary realism and regionalism in a beautiful way. It was based on short story of four men who are totally different in attitude are forced to manage themselves on a small dingy (boat). Crane has ...