The Situation of the Novel |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 39
Page 7
Some of that untidiness has undoubtedly incorporated itself into the design of the present book : I begin with general questions about the present state and possible future of fiction , and go on to talk about the cultural attitudes ...
Some of that untidiness has undoubtedly incorporated itself into the design of the present book : I begin with general questions about the present state and possible future of fiction , and go on to talk about the cultural attitudes ...
Page 37
In fact , the creators of character , in the traditional sense , can now do nothing more than present us with puppets in whom they themselves no longer believe . The novel that contains characters belongs well and truly to the past ...
In fact , the creators of character , in the traditional sense , can now do nothing more than present us with puppets in whom they themselves no longer believe . The novel that contains characters belongs well and truly to the past ...
Page 211
Yet one does , I think , find more in this work , if one reads it with a knowledge of Waugh's total ouvre , and of the public persona that he was at such pains to present in his final years . If so , one is forced to conclude that ...
Yet one does , I think , find more in this work , if one reads it with a knowledge of Waugh's total ouvre , and of the public persona that he was at such pains to present in his final years . If so , one is forced to conclude that ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
achievement admired American appeared attempt attitudes become called century certainly chapter character comic concerned consciousness contemporary course critical cultural deal described discussion early effect Eliot England English established existence experience fact feel fiction given Golden Notebook hand human ideas imagination individual instance interest involved John kind language later least less liberal literary literature living looking matter means mind Music narrative narrator nature never Nevertheless novel novelist objects observer offer opening original past perhaps personality Pop Art possible Powell present published question reader reality recent reference reflects regarded relation remains remarked seems seen sense short shows similar situation Snow social society story suggested Sword of Honour things tion traditional true turn universe values Waugh whole Wilson writing written young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Situation of the Novel |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1970 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |