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The Modern Novel: A Short Introduction
Jesse Matz
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Description for The Modern Novel: A Short Introduction
Paperback. * A jargon--free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century. * Examines the main strands of twentieth--century fiction, including post--war, post--imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post--realist novel. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form.
This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form.
- A jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century.
- Examines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel.
- Offers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to understand and appreciate the more difficult ... Read more
- Pays attention both to the practice of novel writing and to theoretical debates among novelists.
- Claims that the novel is as purposeful and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago.
- Serves as an excellent springboard for classroom discussions of the nature and purpose of modern fiction.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405100496
SKU
V9781405100496
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About Jesse Matz
Jesse Matz is Assistant Professor at Kenyon College. He is the author of Literary Impressionism and Modernist Aesthetics (2001) and winner of Harvard University's Roslyn Abramson prize for excellence in teaching.
Reviews for The Modern Novel: A Short Introduction
"What makes the 20th century novel modern? What relations to modernity make fiction experimental and new? Is the postmodern novel a fiction of exhaustion or the replenishment of modernism's purpose? In this detailed and readable book, Jesse Matz offers useful answers to these questions and a guide to novels from Henry james to Zadie Smith." Elaine Showalter ... Read more