
A Theory of the Classical Novel
Everett Knight(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. July 2016
Book
Hardback
166 pages
978-1-138-67110-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1969, this book asserts that two concepts, structure and praxis, make it impractical for scholars to ignore the necessity of a theory of the novel - with the term 'classical novel' used to cover western fiction. The author argues that the novel is fundamentally an 'enterprise' - an aspect of the praxis of a particular social class - and that the ways of orthodox scholarship are also a praxis. The investigator must enquire into the nature of their questions as those traditionally put to literature are inspired by 'irrelevant' nineteenth century positivism. In the author's view the book is necessarily a theory of the classical novel and a manifesto for the student movement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-67110-2 (9781138671102)
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Content
1 Some Preliminary Notions 2 further Preliminaries 3 The classical novel as an Art Form 4 Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Stendhal 5 The Case of Dickens; Conclusion; Index