A lively and comprehensive account of the whole tradition of European
fiction for students and teachers of comparative literature, this
volume covers twenty-five of the most significant and influential
novelists in Europe from Cervantes to Kundera. Each essay examines an
author's use of, and contributions to, the genre and also engages an
important aspect of the form, such as its relation to romance or one
of its sub-genres, such as the Bildungsroman. Larger theoretical
questions are introduced through specific readings of exemplary
novels. Taking a broad historical and geographic view, the essays keep
in mind the role the novel itself has played in the development of
European national identities and in cultural history over the last
four centuries. While conveying essential introductory information for
new readers, these authoritative essays reflect up-to-date scholarship
and also review, and sometimes challenge, conventional accounts.
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ISBN
9781107484856
Publisert
2014
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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