The Language of Fiction
Essays in Criticism and Verbal Analysis of the English Novel
2nd Edition
Published on 12. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-0-415-29003-6 (ISBN)
Description
Language of Fiction was the first book of criticism by the renowned novelist and critic David Lodge. His uniquely informed perspective - he was already the author of three successful novels at the time of its first publication in 1966 - and lucid exposition meant that the work proved a landmark of literary criticism, not least because it succeeded in communicating a radically new vision of English literature to a readership that reached well beyond the bounds of the academy. Now reissued with a new foreword, this major work from the pen of one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.
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 'Perhaps because he is a good novelist himself, Mr Lodge's sujection 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 Review
'... in many ways the most interesting of recent books on the novel, knowledgeable and closely argued.' - William Righter, The Listener
'readable, sensitive, perceptive' - Robert Scholes, Contemporary Literature
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-29003-6 (9780415290036)
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Person
David Lodge (1935-). Novelist and critic, whose many publications include Small World and Nice Work, both shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.
Content
Foreword to Routledge Classics Edition, Preface, PART I The Novelist's Medium and the Novelist's Art: Problems in Criticism, PART II, Afterword to the Second Edition (1984), References, Index