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The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-century English Novel
Robert L. Caserio
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-century English Novel
Paperback. A survey of the development of the novel since 1900, with detailed information about individual novels, themes and subgenres. Editor(s): Caserio, Robert L. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
The twentieth-century English novel encompasses a vast body of work, and one of the most important and most widely read genres of literature. Balancing close readings of particular novels with a comprehensive survey of the last century of published fiction, this Companion introduces readers to more than a hundred major and minor novelists. It demonstrates continuities in novel-writing that bridge the century's pre- and post-War halves and presents leading critical ideas about English fiction's themes and forms. The essays examine the endurance of modernist style throughout the century, the role of nationality and the contested role of the English ... Read more
The twentieth-century English novel encompasses a vast body of work, and one of the most important and most widely read genres of literature. Balancing close readings of particular novels with a comprehensive survey of the last century of published fiction, this Companion introduces readers to more than a hundred major and minor novelists. It demonstrates continuities in novel-writing that bridge the century's pre- and post-War halves and presents leading critical ideas about English fiction's themes and forms. The essays examine the endurance of modernist style throughout the century, the role of nationality and the contested role of the English ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521711159
SKU
V9780521711159
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About Robert L. Caserio
Robert L. Caserio is Professor of English at Penn State University.
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-century English Novel
'Because of the number the essays are necessarily shorter, but this … is more than compensated by the breadth of topics discussed.' Contemporary Review '… a stimulating collection of essays which are well-structured to inspire research by both students and the general reader … excellent and affordable … for undergraduates and the interested general reader …' Keith M. C. O'Sullivan, ... Read more