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Page 50
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 ... 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 ... 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 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Situation of the Novel |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1970 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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