A Companion To The English Novel

Author : Stephen Arata,Madigan Haley,J. Paul Hunter,Jennifer Wicke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405194457

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A Companion to the English Novel by Stephen Arata,Madigan Haley,J. Paul Hunter,Jennifer Wicke Pdf

This collection of authoritative essays represents the latest scholarship on topics relating to the themes, movements, and forms of English fiction, while chronicling its development in Britain from the early 18th century to the present day. Comprises cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, incorporating the most salient critical trends and approaches Explores the history, evolution, genres, and narrative elements of the English novel Considers the advancement of various literary forms – including such genres as realism, romance, Gothic, experimental fiction, and adaptation into film Includes coverage of narration, structure, character, and affect; shifts in critical reception to the English novel; and geographies of contemporary English fiction Features contributions from a variety of distinguished and high-profile literary scholars, along with emerging younger critics Includes a comprehensive scholarly bibliography of critical works on and about the novel to aid further reading and research

Author : Stephen Arata,Madigan Haley,J. Paul Hunter,Jennifer Wicke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119068273

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A Companion to the English Novel by Stephen Arata,Madigan Haley,J. Paul Hunter,Jennifer Wicke Pdf

This collection of authoritative essays represents the latest scholarship on topics relating to the themes, movements, and forms of English fiction, while chronicling its development in Britain from the early 18th century to the present day. Comprises cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, incorporating the most salient critical trends and approaches Explores the history, evolution, genres, and narrative elements of the English novel Considers the advancement of various literary forms – including such genres as realism, romance, Gothic, experimental fiction, and adaptation into film Includes coverage of narration, structure, character, and affect; shifts in critical reception to the English novel; and geographies of contemporary English fiction Features contributions from a variety of distinguished and high-profile literary scholars, along with emerging younger critics Includes a comprehensive scholarly bibliography of critical works on and about the novel to aid further reading and research

Author : Robert L. Caserio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139828338

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The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century English Novel by Robert L. Caserio Pdf

The twentieth-century English novel encompasses a vast body of work, and one of the most important and most widely read genres of literature. Balancing close readings of particular novels with a comprehensive survey of the last century of published fiction, this Companion introduces readers to more than a hundred major and minor novelists. It demonstrates continuities in novel-writing that bridge the century's pre- and post-War halves and presents leading critical ideas about English fiction's themes and forms. The essays examine the endurance of modernist style throughout the century, the role of nationality and the contested role of the English language in all its forms, and the relationships between realism and other fictional modes: fantasy, romance, science fiction. Students, scholars and readers will find this Companion an indispensable guide to the history of the English novel.

Author : Paula R. Backscheider,Catherine Ingrassia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405192453

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A Companion to the Eighteenth-Century English Novel and Culture by Paula R. Backscheider,Catherine Ingrassia Pdf

A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel Furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral context Foregrounds those topics of most historical and political relevance to the twenty-first century Explores formative influences on the eighteenth-century novel, its engagement with the major issues and philosophies of the period, and its lasting legacy Covers both traditional themes, such as narrative authority and print culture, and cutting-edge topics, such as globalization, nationhood, technology, and science Considers both canonical and non-canonical literature

Author : Eric Bulson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107156210

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The Cambridge Companion to the Novel by Eric Bulson Pdf

This Companion focuses on the novel as a global genre and examines its role, impact and development.

Author : Adrian Poole
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139828116

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The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists by Adrian Poole Pdf

In this Companion, leading scholars and critics address the work of the most celebrated and enduring novelists from the British Isles (excluding living writers): among them Defoe, Richardson, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, the Brontës, George Eliot, Hardy, James, Lawrence, Joyce, and Woolf. The significance of each writer in their own time is explained, the relation of their work to that of predecessors and successors explored, and their most important novels analysed. These essays do not aim to create a canon in a prescriptive way, but taken together they describe a strong developing tradition of the writing of fictional prose over the past 300 years. This volume is a helpful guide for those studying and teaching the novel, and will allow readers to consider the significance of less familiar authors such as Henry Green and Elizabeth Bowen alongside those with a more established place in literary history.

Author : Thomas Keymer,Jon Mee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521007577

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The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1740-1830 by Thomas Keymer,Jon Mee Pdf

This volume offers an introduction to British literature that challenges the traditional divide between eighteenth-century and Romantic studies. Contributors explore the development of literary genres and modes through a period of rapid change. They show how literature was shaped by historical factors including the development of the book trade, the rise of literary criticism and the expansion of commercial society and empire. The wide scope of the collection, juxtaposing canonical authors with those now gaining new attention from scholars, makes it essential reading for students of eighteenth-century literature and Romanticism.

Author : Brian W. Shaffer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405156165

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A Companion to the British and Irish Novel, 1945 - 2000 by Brian W. Shaffer Pdf

A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium. Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene’s ‘Heart of the Matter’, Jean Rhys’s ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ and Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’ Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed

Author : Brian W. Shaffer
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1405167459

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A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945 - 2000 by Brian W. Shaffer Pdf

A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium. Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene’s ‘Heart of the Matter’, Jean Rhys’s ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ and Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’ Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed

Author : John Richetti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521429455

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The Cambridge Companion to the Eighteenth-Century Novel by John Richetti Pdf

In the past twenty years our understanding of the novel's emergence in eighteenth-century Britain has drastically changed. Drawing on new research in social and political history, the twelve contributors to this Companion challenge and refine the traditional view of the novel's origins and purposes. In various ways each seeks to show that the novel is not defined primarily by its realism of representation, but by the new ideological and cultural functions it serves in the emerging modern world of print culture. Sentimental and Gothic fiction and fiction by women are discussed, alongside detailed readings of work by Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Henry Fielding, Sterne, Smollett, and Burney. This multifaceted picture of the novel in its formative decades provides a comprehensive and indispensable guide for students of the eighteenth-century British novel, and its place within the culture of its time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1118607244

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A Companion to the English Novel by Anonim Pdf

Author : James F. English
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405152150

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A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction by James F. English Pdf

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts. Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era. Comprises original essays from major scholars. Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author. The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes to the changing economics of film adaptation. Enables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.

Author : David James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316419038

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The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction since 1945 by David James Pdf

This Companion offers a compelling engagement with British fiction from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Since 1945, British literature has served to mirror profound social, geopolitical and environmental change. Written by a host of leading scholars, this volume explores the myriad cultural movements and literary genres that have affected the development of postwar British fiction, showing how writers have given voice to matters of racial, regional and sexual identity. Covering subjects from immigration and ecology to science and globalism, this Companion draws on the latest critical innovations to provide insights into the traditions shaping the literary landscape of modern Britain, thus making it an essential resource for students and specialists alike.

Author : Carolyn Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107095939

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The Cambridge Companion to English Melodrama by Carolyn Williams Pdf

A lively and accessible account of the most popular form of nineteenth-century English theatre, and its continuing influence today.

Author : J. Paul Hunter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0393308618

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Before Novels by J. Paul Hunter Pdf

"By taking a close look at materials no previous twentieth-century critic has seriously investigated in literary terms--ephemeral journalism, moralistic tracts, questions-and-answer columns, 'wonder' narratives--Paul Hunter discovers a tangled set of roots for the early novel. His provocative argument for a new historicized understanding of the genre and its early readers brilliantly reveals unexpected affinities." --Patricia Meyer Spacks, Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English, University of Virginia