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He directs our attention back to the origins of the novel, and its individualistic, free
and unconditioned response to experience: We may fairly say that the novel is
the distinct art form of liberalism, by which I mean not a political view or even a ...
He directs our attention back to the origins of the novel, and its individualistic, free
and unconditioned response to experience: We may fairly say that the novel is
the distinct art form of liberalism, by which I mean not a political view or even a ...
Page 51
The liberal and individualistic virtues so marvellously preserved and crystallised
in the traditional novel are, indeed, on the retreat over a large part of the globe,
and have been continuously on the defensive ever since 1914. There is a good ...
The liberal and individualistic virtues so marvellously preserved and crystallised
in the traditional novel are, indeed, on the retreat over a large part of the globe,
and have been continuously on the defensive ever since 1914. There is a good ...
Page 53
He does, as Goode points out, indulge in a certain sleight of hand when he
insists on seeing liberalism as not 'a political ... else it may be, and that it is
perfectly possible to be either a liberal and tolerant Marxist or an illiberal and
intolerant one.
He does, as Goode points out, indulge in a certain sleight of hand when he
insists on seeing liberalism as not 'a political ... else it may be, and that it is
perfectly possible to be either a liberal and tolerant Marxist or an illiberal and
intolerant one.
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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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