
Language of Fiction
Essays in criticism and verbal analysis of the English novel
David Lodge(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2002
Book
Hardback
346 pages
978-0-415-29002-9 (ISBN)
Description
"The Language of Fiction" was the first book of criticism by the novelist David Lodge. In it he established a fresh approach to the appreciation of literature that focuses the reader's attention on the significance of language. This edition has a new foreword from David Lodge and includes in its entirety the comprehensive afterword from the 1984 edition.
Reviews / Votes
'Perhaps because he is a good novelist himself, Mr Lodge's subjection of various writers to detailed linguistic analysis is illuminating and exciting.' - Daily Telegraph 'Something of a milestone in English criticism. an important addition to English critical writing about the genre of the novel' - Tony Tanner, The Modern Language ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-29002-9 (9780415290029)
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Person
David Lodge
Content
PART I The Novelist's Medium and the Novelist's Art: Problems in Criticism, Introductory Modern Criticism and Literary Language Poetry and Prose F. W. Bateson: Ideas and Logic Christopher Caudwell: The Current of Mock Reality The Argument from Translation Proust and Scott Moncrieff Compared Translation: Poetry and Prose The Argument from Bad Writing The Modern Movement in Fiction: A Digression Summary of Arguments J. M. Cameron: These Words in this Order Language and Fictional Illusion F. W. Bateson and B. Shakevitch: Particularity Conclusions to Section 1, Stylistics Style and Modern Linguistics M. Riffaterre: Scientific Stylistics J. Warburg: Appropriate Choice F. R. Leavis and the Moral Dimension of Fiction, PART II Introductory 1 The Vocabulary of 'Mansfield Park' 2 Fire and Eyre: Charlotte Bronte's War of Earthly Elements 3 The Rhetoric of 'Hard Times' 4 Tess, Nature, and the Voices of Hardy 5 Strether by the River 6 'Tono-Bungay' and the Condition of England 7 The Modern, The Contemporary, and the Importance of being Amis.