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 45
... role of structure and form as well as content . Raymond Williams ( b . 1921 ) Although Williams's work ( particularly after 1970 ) draws on the ideas of the European Marxists he owes some allegiance to the native British tradition of ...
... role of structure and form as well as content . Raymond Williams ( b . 1921 ) Although Williams's work ( particularly after 1970 ) draws on the ideas of the European Marxists he owes some allegiance to the native British tradition of ...
Page 78
... role of women in the development of the novel and the significance of the epistolary form and its relationship to that role . We have seen that Richardson can be described as unequivo- cally middle class in income , social position and ...
... role of women in the development of the novel and the significance of the epistolary form and its relationship to that role . We have seen that Richardson can be described as unequivo- cally middle class in income , social position and ...
Page 101
... role : ' que mon métier de prince errant est ennuyant , parfois . Mais , courage ! c'est le grand jeu , après tout ' ( p . 403 ) . Given Scott's own conservative view that the troubles of the past have resulted in a satisfactory present ...
... role : ' que mon métier de prince errant est ennuyant , parfois . Mais , courage ! c'est le grand jeu , après tout ' ( p . 403 ) . Given Scott's own conservative view that the troubles of the past have resulted in a satisfactory present ...
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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