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Portrait of Bret Hart - oil painting by John Pettie (1884)[1]
 
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There are 9 critical essays on Bret Harte.

Critical Essays on Bret Harte
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Critical Essay by Gary Scharnhorst
11,069 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Scharnhorst surveys the stories by Harte that were published in The Overland Monthly.
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Critical Essay by J. David Stevens
9,424 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, Stevens traces the development of Harte's treatment of gender and sexuality in his short fiction.
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Critical Essay by Lee Mitchell
8,395 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Mitchell finds parallels between the careers of Harte and the painter Albert Bierstadt.
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Jeffrey F. Thomas
8,178 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following essay, Thomas focuses on the dynamic power of erotic desire in Bret Harte's short fiction.
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Critical Essay by Axel Nissen
6,932 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following excerpt, Nissen reevaluates the later stages of Harte's literary career.
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Critical Essay by Janet Floyd
6,379 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following essay, Floyd considers the position of Harte and Mary Hallock Foote within the literary tradition of the American West.
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Critical Essay by Harold H. Kolb, Jr.
4,903 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Kolb regards Harte as a humorist and local colorist.
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Critical Essay by Gary Scharnhorst
4,548 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Scharnhorst explores the reasons for Harte's virtual disappearance from modern critical studies.
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Critical Essay by Axel Nissen
4,393 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Nissen determines the influence of Catherine E. Beecher's The American Woman's Home on Harte's “The Luck of Roaring Camp.”


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