
Catastrophe and Imagination
English and American Writings from 1870 to 1950
John McCormick(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
342 pages
978-1-56000-975-7 (ISBN)
Description
Since World War II critics have been predicting the decline of the novel. This book argues that the novel is not dead. Looking at American and English fiction it claims that the novel can not only change the possibilities of art, but also contribute to awareness of life's possibilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56000-975-7 (9781560009757)
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Person
John McCormick
Content
1. Background to Catastrophe 2. An Experiment in Definition 3. Death, Manners, and Ideas 4. The two Naturalisms 5. Tradition and the Novel: England 6. Tradition and the Novel: America 7. War and Politics 8. The Novel As Obsession 9. Allegory and Satire 10. The Unwithered Branch