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Page 21
... attempt to account for the characteristics of given novels in terms of the social composition of the society in which they were written . Since most of the theories refer to literature in general a specific application to fiction has ...
... attempt to account for the characteristics of given novels in terms of the social composition of the society in which they were written . Since most of the theories refer to literature in general a specific application to fiction has ...
Page 48
... attempt at reshaping and humanising Marxist theory throws great weight on the ' structure of feeling ' but it is not clear that this concept is well - defined or powerful enough to provide the mediation between text and society that ...
... attempt at reshaping and humanising Marxist theory throws great weight on the ' structure of feeling ' but it is not clear that this concept is well - defined or powerful enough to provide the mediation between text and society that ...
Page 54
... attempt to examine the expectations which readers may have of a particular text , the effects which the text may have on the readers and the uses to which the act of reading may be put . An early attempt to assess the response of ...
... attempt to examine the expectations which readers may have of a particular text , the effects which the text may have on the readers and the uses to which the act of reading may be put . An early attempt to assess the response of ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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The Framework of Fiction: Socio-cultural Approaches to the Novel John Bull No preview available - 1988 |
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