Catastrophe and Imagination
English and American Writings from 1870 to 1950
Published on 30. November 2017
327 pages
978-1-351-31342-1 (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
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-31342-1 (9781351313421)
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02/2018
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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
