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The question of how far the artifacts of non-Western civilisations also manifest
this dynamism is debatable, and has given rise to argument between Morse
Peckham and E. H. Gombrich (see Innovations, ed. Bergonzi, 1968: pp. Io9–21).
The question of how far the artifacts of non-Western civilisations also manifest
this dynamism is debatable, and has given rise to argument between Morse
Peckham and E. H. Gombrich (see Innovations, ed. Bergonzi, 1968: pp. Io9–21).
Page 71
But two novels, one of the fifties and one of the sixties, seem to me outstanding,
both as works of fiction and as attempts to face directly the question of identity.
The first of these is Nigel Dennis's Cards of Identity, published in 1955 and surely
...
But two novels, one of the fifties and one of the sixties, seem to me outstanding,
both as works of fiction and as attempts to face directly the question of identity.
The first of these is Nigel Dennis's Cards of Identity, published in 1955 and surely
...
Page 77
Underlying Gog is an intense concern for the question of national identity, which
is why I think it appropriate to link Sinclair's book with Nigel Dennis's, even
though Sinclair's fable ranges far more widely and is far less controlled. Sinclair
has ...
Underlying Gog is an intense concern for the question of national identity, which
is why I think it appropriate to link Sinclair's book with Nigel Dennis's, even
though Sinclair's fable ranges far more widely and is far less controlled. Sinclair
has ...
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Contents
preface | 7 |
The Novel No Longer Novel | 11 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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