English Novel, Vol I, The : 1700 to Fielding

Name: English Novel, Vol I, The : 1700 to Fielding
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

English Novel, Vol I, The1700 to Fielding\nAuthor(s): Richard W.F. Kroll\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780582088559, 978-0582088559\nSynopsis\nThe English Novel, Volume I:1700 to Fielding collects a series of previously-published essays on the early eighteenth-century novel in a single volume, reflecting the proliferation of theoretical approaches since the 1970s. The novel has been the object of some of the most exciting and important critical speculations, and the eighteenth-century novel has been at the centre of new approaches both to the novel and to the period between 1700 and 1750. \n\nRichard Kroll's introduction seeks to frame the contributions by reference to the most significant critical discussions. These include: the question of whether and how we can talk about the 'rise' of the novel; the vexed question of what might constitute a novel; the relationship between the novel and possibly competing gen.