Title
The Cambridge introduction to the novel / Marina MacKay.
ISBN
9780521713344 (pbk.)
052171334X (pbk.)
9780521885751
0521885752
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
x, 217 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
PN3353 .M245 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
809.3
Summary
"Beginning its life as the sensational entertainment of the eighteenth century, the novel has become the major literary genre of modern times. Drawing on hundreds of examples of famous novels from all over the world, Marina MacKay explores the essential aspects of the novel and its history: where novels came from and why we read them; how we think about their styles and techniques, their people, plots, places, and politics. Between the main chapters are longer readings of individual works, from Don Quixote to Midnight's Children. A glossary of key terms and a guide to further reading are included, making this an ideal accompaniment to introductory courses on the novel"--Provided by publisher.
Note
Machine generated contents note: About this book; 1. Why the novel matters; Interchapter: Don Quixote; 2. Origins of the novel; Interchapter: Tristram Shandy; 3. Narrating the novel; Interchapter: Justified Sinner; 4. Character and the novel; Interchapter: The Scarlet Letter; 5. Plotting the novel; Interchapter: Madame Bovary; 6. Setting the novel; Interchapter: Bleak House; 7. Time and history; Interchapter: To the Lighthouse; 8. Genre and subgenre; Interchapter: The Ministry of Fear; 9. Novel and anti-novel; Interchapter: The Crying of Lot 49; 10. Novel, nation, community; Interchapter: Midnight's Children; 11. Concluding; Glossary; Further reading.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Cambridge introductions to literature.
About this book
Why the novel matters
Interchapter: Don Quixote
Origins of the novel
Interchapter: Tristram Shandy
Narrating the novel
Interchapter: Justified Sinner
Character and the novel
Interchapter: The Scarlet Letter
Plotting the novel
Interchapter: Madame Bovary
Setting the novel
Interchapter: Bleak House
Time and history
Interchapter: To the Lighthouse
Genre and subgenre
Interchapter: The Ministry of Fear
Novel and anti-novel
Interchapter: The Crying of Lot 49
Novel, nation, community
Interchapter: Midnight's Children.
