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The English Novel: An Introduction

AUTHOR Eagleton, Terry
PUBLISHER Wiley-Blackwell (05/29/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE eBook (Open Ebook)

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Written by one of the world's leading literary theorists, this book provides a wide-ranging, accessible and humorous introduction to the English novel from Daniel Defoe to the present day.

  • Covers the works of major authors, including Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Bronts, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce.
  • Distils the essentials of the theory of the novel.
  • Follows the model of Eagleton's hugely popular Literary Theory: An Introduction (Second Edition, 1996).
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ISBN-13: 9781118724941
ISBN-10: 1118724941
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 376
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Country of Origin: GB
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Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Collections | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey Decimal: 823.009
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This book provides a wide-ranging, accessible and humorous introduction to the English novel from Daniel Defoe to the present day.

Following the model of his hugely popular Literary Theory: An Introduction, Terry Eagleton starts by distilling the essentials of the theory of the novel, summarizing what has been written on the genre by a range of prominent theorists. There then follows a series of chapters on major novelists, including Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Bronts, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce. Each chapter discusses the major works of the author in question, outlines the relevant historical context, and draws out common themes.The English Novel is an ideal introduction for students of English literature or for general readers.

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Written by one of the world's leading literary theorists, this book provides a wide-ranging, accessible and humorous introduction to the English novel from Daniel Defoe to the present day.

  • Covers the works of major authors, including Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Bronts, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce.
  • Distils the essentials of the theory of the novel.
  • Follows the model of Eagleton's hugely popular Literary Theory: An Introduction (Second Edition, 1996).
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Author: Eagleton, Terry
Terry Eagleton is Wharton Professor of English Literature at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. One of the world's leading literary critics, his many academic books include "Literary Theory: An Introduction". He is also author of the play "Saint Oscar" and the novel "Saints and Scholars", along with two widely acclaimed studies of Ireland, "Heathcliffe and the Great Hunger" and "Crazy John and the Bishop".
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