The rise of the novel / Nicholas Seager ; consultant editor Nicolas Tredell.

Author/creator Seager, Nicholas author.
Other author Tredell, Nicolas.
Format Book
PublicationHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2012]
Descriptionx, 228 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
English fiction--18th century. --History and criticism.

SeriesReaders' guides to essential criticism
Readers' guides to essential criticism. ^A1268718
Contents Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century accounts of the rise of the novel -- New criticism to The Rise of the Novel, 1924-57 -- Restructuring the rise of the novel, 1958-85 -- Cultural history and the rise of the novel, 1980-9 -- Feminism and the rise of the novel -- Postcolonialism, postnationalism, and the rise of the novel -- Rethinking the rise of the novel, 1990-2000 -- Print culture and the rise of the novel, 1990-2010 -- Thematic criticism of the rise of the novel (I): family, law, sex, and society -- Thematic criticism of the rise of the novel (II): money, medicine, politics, and things -- Recent and future directions.
Summary This guide explores the dominant methodologies, theories and debates surrounding the emergence of the novel during the 18th-century. Covering key criticism on authors such as Defoe, Fielding, Richardson and Austen, the emphasis is on how critical work is interrelated, allowing readers to discern trends in the critical conversation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index.
LCCN 2012464970
ISBN9780230251823 (hbk.)
ISBN023025182X (hbk.)
ISBN9780230251830 (pbk.)
ISBN0230251838 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PR851 .S43 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold