The English Novel: An Introduction
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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.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 Brontës, 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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Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at the University of Manchester.
The English Novel: An Introduction
The English Novel: An Introduction,Terry Eagleton,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,1405117079,English fiction,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,History and criticism,Literary Collections,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,ENGLISH FICTION_HISTORY AND CRITICISM,English,Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Novels, other prose & writers
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