Victorian Criticism of the Novel, Τόμος 5Edwin M. Eigner, George J. Worth CUP Archive, 7 Νοε 1985 - 258 σελίδες By the end of the nineteenth century the novel unquestionably had become the most popular and influential of English literary forms. Yet it has not always been clear how the Victorians themselves regarded the nature of prose fiction. This volume is a collection of twelve 'landmark' essays that chart the development of English theories of fiction during the great age of the novel. Spanning the whole of the Victorian period, from Bulwer Lytton's 'On Art in Fiction' (1838) to Conrad's preface to The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897), the volume also includes pieces by George Eliot, Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, and a number of the more important critics and reviewers of the time. The editors' introduction surveys the main issues, such as the debate between realism and romance, addressed by novel criticism throughout the period. Each of the selections that follow is set in its historical context by a prefatory essay and is fully annotated for the student. There is a helpful bibliography of further reading. |
Περιεχόμενα
EDWARD BULWER LYTTON 18031873 | 22 |
GEORGE MOIR 18001870 | 39 |
ARCHIBALD ALISON 17921867 | 58 |
ANONYMOUS | 84 |
JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN 18291894 | 93 |
WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE 18231859 | 119 |
DAVID MASSON 18221907 | 148 |
GEORGE ELIOT Marian Evans 18191880 | 160 |
GEORGE HENRY LEWES 18171878 | 181 |
HENRY JAMES 18431916 | 193 |
The Art of Fiction 1884 | 213 |
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Victorian Criticism of the Novel Edwin M. Eigner,George J. Worth Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 1985 |
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