Without the novel romance and the history of prose fiction / Scott Black.
| Author/creator | Black, Scott, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2019. |
| Description | x, 208 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Romance and the history of prose fiction |
| Contents | Introduction: Romance and the Turbulence of Literary History -- 1. Reading Mistakes in Heliodorus -- 2. The Origins of Romance -- 3. Romance Redivivus -- 4. The Adventures of Love in Tom Jones -- 5. Tristram Shandy's Strange Loops of Reading -- 6. Stasis and Static in The Wanderer -- Coda: Reading Romance. |
| Abstract | "This book offers a new literary history of prose fiction organized by the recurrences of romance and informed by the puzzles, provocations, and pleasures of reading that define the genre." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019006671 |
| ISBN | 9780813942841 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813942858 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |