The Rise of the Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, European, British
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Author: Dr Nicholas Seager ISBN: 9781137295736
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publication: October 3, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Dr Nicholas Seager
ISBN: 9781137295736
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication: October 3, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Why have scholars located the emergence of the novel in eighteenth-century England? What historical forces and stylistic developments helped to turn a disreputable type of writing into an eminent literary form?

This Reader's Guide explores the key critical debates and theories about the rising novel, from eighteenth-century assessments through to present day concerns. Nicholas Seager:
• surveys major criticism on authors such as Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding and Jane Austen
• covers a range of critical approaches and topics including feminism, historicism, postcolonialism and print culture
• demonstrates how critical work is interrelated, allowing readers to discern trends in the critical conversation.

Approachable and stimulating, this is an invaluable introduction for anyone studying the origins of the novel and the surrounding body of scholarship.

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Why have scholars located the emergence of the novel in eighteenth-century England? What historical forces and stylistic developments helped to turn a disreputable type of writing into an eminent literary form?

This Reader's Guide explores the key critical debates and theories about the rising novel, from eighteenth-century assessments through to present day concerns. Nicholas Seager:
• surveys major criticism on authors such as Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding and Jane Austen
• covers a range of critical approaches and topics including feminism, historicism, postcolonialism and print culture
• demonstrates how critical work is interrelated, allowing readers to discern trends in the critical conversation.

Approachable and stimulating, this is an invaluable introduction for anyone studying the origins of the novel and the surrounding body of scholarship.

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