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The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening
Niels Buch Leander
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Description for The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Dimension: 250 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
This is the first comprehensive exploration of the openings of novels. With a title that deliberately echoes Frank Kermodes famous book on endings, the book addresses the formal challenge of opening lines, especially in modernism, and illustrates their significance to both literary creation and literary criticism. Niels Buch Leanders approach is wide-ranging, examining how beginnings in fiction relate to beginnings in nature, how they work from a formal and narrative point of view, how modernist self-awareness plays out in openings, and how openings have altered criticism itself through intertextuality. Drawing on examples from D H Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Paul Valery, ... Read more
This is the first comprehensive exploration of the openings of novels. With a title that deliberately echoes Frank Kermodes famous book on endings, the book addresses the formal challenge of opening lines, especially in modernism, and illustrates their significance to both literary creation and literary criticism. Niels Buch Leanders approach is wide-ranging, examining how beginnings in fiction relate to beginnings in nature, how they work from a formal and narrative point of view, how modernist self-awareness plays out in openings, and how openings have altered criticism itself through intertextuality. Drawing on examples from D H Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Paul Valery, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN
9788763543866
SKU
V9788763543866
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About Niels Buch Leander
Niels Buch Leander is chief consultant for Novo Nordisk in Copenhagen.
Reviews for The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening
This book will become a standard reference point for people writing on the novel. An excellent book. Jonathan Culler, Cornell University