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Scandalous Fictions: The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere
Jago Morrison
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Description for Scandalous Fictions: The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Jago; Watkins, Susan. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.
This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403995841
SKU
V9781403995841
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About Jago Morrison
FIONA BECKET Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Leeds University, UK KAI EASTON Currently Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in English, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa R.J. ELLIS Head of English and American Studies, University of Birmingham, UK SEAN LATHAM Associate Professor of English, University of Tulsa, USA MARILYN MOBLEY MCKENZIE Associate Provost for Education Programs and Associate Professor of English, ... Read more
Reviews for Scandalous Fictions: The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere
'Scandalous Fictions is a deliberately unsettling yet highly readable collection of essays. It asks readers to reconsider what they think they know about ten much-discussed texts, chosen precisely because they have been much discussed. Between them, these books have been accused of blasphemy, obscenity, imposture, libel, licentiousness, sedition, and racism; yet, until now, surprisingly little attention has been paid to ... Read more