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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... chapters . Chapter 2 develops further some of the concepts raised at the end of this chapter . It consists of a historical survey of ' over- arching ' general theories of the relationship of literature to society . ( ' Literature ...
... chapters . Chapter 2 develops further some of the concepts raised at the end of this chapter . It consists of a historical survey of ' over- arching ' general theories of the relationship of literature to society . ( ' Literature ...
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... chapter ( Tess of the D'Urbervilles , Sons and Lovers and The Rainbow ) also highlights the working of censorship , either imposed or voluntary . Chapter 7 is about the novel today , but with particular reference to ' popular fiction ...
... chapter ( Tess of the D'Urbervilles , Sons and Lovers and The Rainbow ) also highlights the working of censorship , either imposed or voluntary . Chapter 7 is about the novel today , but with particular reference to ' popular fiction ...
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... chapter ( Chapter 26 ) which follows Fagin after this news , and then reverts to the Bumble strand of the story with his hilarious wooing of Mrs Corney . The two ' curtains ' in this instalment are the appearance of the ghostly shadow ...
... chapter ( Chapter 26 ) which follows Fagin after this news , and then reverts to the Bumble strand of the story with his hilarious wooing of Mrs Corney . The two ' curtains ' in this instalment are the appearance of the ghostly shadow ...
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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