The Framework of Fiction: Socio-cultural Approaches to the Novel'...offers thoughtful summaries and critiques of both Marxist...and moralist...theories of the novel in society. The primary focus, however, is on a detailed study of the social context of the novel and the changing relationship between novelists and their readers...' |
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Page 96
... Waverley , Lukács suggests , are presented as passive victims at the mercy of conflicting forces which must be reconciled in the interests of the peaceful development of the British nation - state . In the novel Waverley the opposing ...
... Waverley , Lukács suggests , are presented as passive victims at the mercy of conflicting forces which must be reconciled in the interests of the peaceful development of the British nation - state . In the novel Waverley the opposing ...
Page 100
... Waverley to conform to the features of the ' Sentimental Tale ' , one of which was the ' heroine with a profusion of auburn hair and a harp ' . The appearance of just such a derided figure highlights the fact that it is an appearance ...
... Waverley to conform to the features of the ' Sentimental Tale ' , one of which was the ' heroine with a profusion of auburn hair and a harp ' . The appearance of just such a derided figure highlights the fact that it is an appearance ...
Page 101
... Waverley's conduct was that of a kind and considerate chieftain , who merited the attachment of his people . ' ( p . 329 ) Finally the reader , though not at first Waverley himself , is let into the secret of ' Bonnie Prince Charlie's ...
... Waverley's conduct was that of a kind and considerate chieftain , who merited the attachment of his people . ' ( p . 329 ) Finally the reader , though not at first Waverley himself , is let into the secret of ' Bonnie Prince Charlie's ...
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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