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UNINA9910811489003321 |
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Autore |
Mullan John <1958-> |
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Titolo |
How novels work / / John Mullan |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04274-8 |
1-280-84409-4 |
0-19-153595-8 |
1-4294-5941-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 346 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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English fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
American fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
Fiction - Technique |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2006. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- References -- Introduction -- 1. Beginning -- 2. Narrating -- 3. People -- 4. Genre -- 5. Voices -- 6. Structure -- 7. Detail -- 8. Style -- 9. Devices -- 10. Literariness -- 11. Ending -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Using examples from popular novels, this work examines the techniques by which fiction works. It explains how the pleasures of novel reading often come from the formal ingenuity of the novelist. |
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