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基本説明
Rejecting a teleological narrative of the genre's 'rise', the study examines pre-Defovian fiction, anti-novel discourse, the Richardson-Fielding rivalry, mid-century experimentalism, Sterne and sentimental fiction, representations of Britain, and the creation of a national canon.
Full Description
This book advances a new cultural reading of the formation of the British novel. Rejecting a teleological narrative of the genre's 'rise' and through close analysis of key texts, the authors present a dynamic picture of the emergence of the novel, which focuses upon formal innovation, social engagement, and artistic and commercial competition.
Contents
Acknowledgements.- IntroductionFiction to Defoe.- Novels and Anti-Novels: Contesting Fictions.- Teaching Readers to Read: Richardson and Fielding.- Renewing the Novel: Novelty, Originality, and New Directions.- The Sympathetic Strain: Sterne and Sentimental Fiction.- Narrating the Nation: Leisure, Luxury, and Politeness.- Conclusion: Making the Novel, Reading the Novel.- Bibliography.- Index.