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Experimental Impulse George Mecb
Richard C. Stevenson
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Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
This book argues that George Meredith as a writer of Victorian fiction is most critical for us today because of the ways in which he wrote against convention. The focus is on 'An Essay on Comedy' and six novels - 'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel,' 'The Adventures of Harry Richmond,' 'The Egoist,' 'One of Our Conquerors,' 'Lord Ormont and His Aminta,' and 'The Amazing Marriage' - all of which illuminate the experimental and transgressive impulse in Meredith, as seen in his treatment of controversial contemporary themes, in his departures from conventions of genre, and in his innovations with narrative technique ... Read more
This book argues that George Meredith as a writer of Victorian fiction is most critical for us today because of the ways in which he wrote against convention. The focus is on 'An Essay on Comedy' and six novels - 'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel,' 'The Adventures of Harry Richmond,' 'The Egoist,' 'One of Our Conquerors,' 'Lord Ormont and His Aminta,' and 'The Amazing Marriage' - all of which illuminate the experimental and transgressive impulse in Meredith, as seen in his treatment of controversial contemporary themes, in his departures from conventions of genre, and in his innovations with narrative technique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611482027
SKU
V9781611482027
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About Richard C. Stevenson
Richard Stevenson is Professor of English at the University of Oregon, where he teaches courses in the British novel.
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