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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... called ' popular novels ' it could be argued that the most appropriate approach is to consider what they tell us about society ( in Joan Rockwell's words : ' facts about the state of technology , laws , customs , social structure and ...
... called ' popular novels ' it could be argued that the most appropriate approach is to consider what they tell us about society ( in Joan Rockwell's words : ' facts about the state of technology , laws , customs , social structure and ...
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... called Standard , based on a written representation of the educated speech of south - eastern England , was not a foregone conclusion ; until the fourteenth century several variants had equal standing in literature . Given , however ...
... called Standard , based on a written representation of the educated speech of south - eastern England , was not a foregone conclusion ; until the fourteenth century several variants had equal standing in literature . Given , however ...
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... Called by God to labour in his vineyard , he has within himself a principle at once of energy and of order , which makes him irresistible both in war and in the struggles of commerce . Convinced that character is all and circumstances ...
... Called by God to labour in his vineyard , he has within himself a principle at once of energy and of order , which makes him irresistible both in war and in the struggles of commerce . Convinced that character is all and circumstances ...
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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