The Situation of the NovelExamines the contemporary novel as a byproduct of English culture. |
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Page 126
... narrative , and Powell's to novel - writing , but as a reminder of the inherent limita- tions of the novel as a literary form , even when it is most avowedly open to ' life ' or ' the world ' . Marriage , as a permanent and central ...
... narrative , and Powell's to novel - writing , but as a reminder of the inherent limita- tions of the novel as a literary form , even when it is most avowedly open to ' life ' or ' the world ' . Marriage , as a permanent and central ...
Page 139
... narration falls into two kinds . In one , the narrator is no more than a detached observer who records the events taking place around him and keeps his own personality as unobtrusive as ... narrative , though for LOOKING BACKWARD 139.
... narration falls into two kinds . In one , the narrator is no more than a detached observer who records the events taking place around him and keeps his own personality as unobtrusive as ... narrative , though for LOOKING BACKWARD 139.
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... narrative , to offer reflections or specula- tions on the action . It was inevitable that with the advent of a con- sciously dramatic and impersonal form of the novel , this remnant of the authorial presence would be swept away . The ...
... narrative , to offer reflections or specula- tions on the action . It was inevitable that with the advent of a con- sciously dramatic and impersonal form of the novel , this remnant of the authorial presence would be swept away . The ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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