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'told', and the author conspicuous by his absence; the kind of fiction, in fact, that
can be associated with the precept and ... with a right to let his own voice be
heard, and for a restored place for “telling' as well as 'showing' in fictional
narrative.
'told', and the author conspicuous by his absence; the kind of fiction, in fact, that
can be associated with the precept and ... with a right to let his own voice be
heard, and for a restored place for “telling' as well as 'showing' in fictional
narrative.
Page 191
The critical approach to fiction was less fruitful. As we have seen, the ideal of the
novel as impersonal, dramatic and formally selfcontained, was developed by
several great novelists: Henry James's collected prefaces were influential in ...
The critical approach to fiction was less fruitful. As we have seen, the ideal of the
novel as impersonal, dramatic and formally selfcontained, was developed by
several great novelists: Henry James's collected prefaces were influential in ...
Page 207
In his next novel, Trawl, Johnson seems to take up Beckett's hint, and abandons
all attempts to invent fictional characters, concentrating on his own experience. (
One might remark in passing that The Unnamable, which is a series of reflections
...
In his next novel, Trawl, Johnson seems to take up Beckett's hint, and abandons
all attempts to invent fictional characters, concentrating on his own experience. (
One might remark in passing that The Unnamable, which is a series of reflections
...
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Contents
preface | 7 |
The Novel No Longer Novel | 11 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Situation of the Novel Critical essays in modern literature, ISSN 0070-153X |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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