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The situation of the novel

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Macmillan, 1979 - Literary Criticism - 249 pages

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Crazy uneven: the introductory chapters are great. Bergonzi was clearly at his best making general arguments, and the contrasts he draws between American and English literature are interesting. But in ...

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Contents

Preface to the First Edition
6
Preface to the Second Edition
8
The Novel No Longer Novel II
11
Copyright

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TitleThe situation of the novel
AuthorBernard Bergonzi
Edition2
PublisherMacmillan, 1979
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized4 Mar 2008
ISBN0333258401, 9780333258408
Length249 pages
Subjects ›  › 

American fiction
American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
English fiction
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
English-speaking countries
English-speaking countries - Intellectual life - 20th century
Literary Criticism / American / General
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  
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