The Situation of the NovelExamines the contemporary novel as a byproduct of English culture. |
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... possible for the practising novelist who wants to take seriously the possibilities of the literary medium to which he devotes his life , however much critics may allege that the novel is declining , or otherwise in difficulties . Thus ...
... possible for the practising novelist who wants to take seriously the possibilities of the literary medium to which he devotes his life , however much critics may allege that the novel is declining , or otherwise in difficulties . Thus ...
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... possible field of discourse about the novel ; in practice most novelists and critics of the novel take up intermediate posi- tions along the spectrum ( for historical and cultural reasons most English writers will be closer to the ...
... possible field of discourse about the novel ; in practice most novelists and critics of the novel take up intermediate posi- tions along the spectrum ( for historical and cultural reasons most English writers will be closer to the ...
Page 211
... possible forms of order , I remain convinced that some form of unity and order are essential to art if one is to use the word meaningfully , however contrary may be the theory and practice of the contemporary avant - garde . I would ...
... possible forms of order , I remain convinced that some form of unity and order are essential to art if one is to use the word meaningfully , however contrary may be the theory and practice of the contemporary avant - garde . I would ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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