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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... nature and can only be challenged on logical or philosophical grounds . Literary criticism can gain much support from either approach , as can be shown by the following analogy . A geographer interested in a particular group of high ...
... nature and can only be challenged on logical or philosophical grounds . Literary criticism can gain much support from either approach , as can be shown by the following analogy . A geographer interested in a particular group of high ...
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... nature of society in England before and after the widespread impact of technology we call the Industrial Revolution . For him the most important feature of this revolution was the effect of machinery and mechanical methods ...
... nature of society in England before and after the widespread impact of technology we call the Industrial Revolution . For him the most important feature of this revolution was the effect of machinery and mechanical methods ...
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... nature of the theme ( although Andrew Lang objected to the inclusion of such ' vulgar objects ' as the carving knife with which Tess murders Alec ) . The transition to book form was a creative one in that it enabled Hardy to make other ...
... nature of the theme ( although Andrew Lang objected to the inclusion of such ' vulgar objects ' as the carving knife with which Tess murders Alec ) . The transition to book form was a creative one in that it enabled Hardy to make other ...
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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