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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... individual members . The world vision resembles the ' ideology ' of classical Marxism since it describes the beliefs and value system by which a class relates itself to material reality , but differs in that it is peculiar to artistic ...
... individual members . The world vision resembles the ' ideology ' of classical Marxism since it describes the beliefs and value system by which a class relates itself to material reality , but differs in that it is peculiar to artistic ...
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... individual in competition with others . Since this society is dominated by ' exchange values ' which subordinate all relation- ships to the power of money only those individuals who can stand outside the ' action of the market ' are ...
... individual in competition with others . Since this society is dominated by ' exchange values ' which subordinate all relation- ships to the power of money only those individuals who can stand outside the ' action of the market ' are ...
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... individual , which could take several forms : in the economic sphere , the amassing of individual wealth ; in the social sphere , the seeking of a higher social status through individual mobility ; in the religious sphere , the individual's ...
... individual , which could take several forms : in the economic sphere , the amassing of individual wealth ; in the social sphere , the seeking of a higher social status through individual mobility ; in the religious sphere , the individual'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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