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 42
... artistic works , which alone allow the coherent expression of this relationship . Goldmann goes so far as to maintain that ' in the last resort ' it is the group and not the individual which is the ' true author ' of the work , i.e. the ...
... artistic works , which alone allow the coherent expression of this relationship . Goldmann goes so far as to maintain that ' in the last resort ' it is the group and not the individual which is the ' true author ' of the work , i.e. the ...
Page 179
... artistic terms this became a conflict between an ' aesthetic ' style , concentrating on the sensuous perception of beauty , and a ' realistic ' style , portraying individuals in a recognisable community . The first mode can be found in ...
... artistic terms this became a conflict between an ' aesthetic ' style , concentrating on the sensuous perception of beauty , and a ' realistic ' style , portraying individuals in a recognisable community . The first mode can be found in ...
Page 200
... artistic ' . The pressure of readers ( their ' horizon of expec- tation ' ) for ' more of the same ' can be withstood , though at the cost of financial and artistic isolation . The dilemma is illustrated by a young science - fiction ...
... artistic ' . The pressure of readers ( their ' horizon of expec- tation ' ) for ' more of the same ' can be withstood , though at the cost of financial and artistic isolation . The dilemma is illustrated by a young science - fiction ...
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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