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Autore |
Moses Michael Valdez <1957-> |
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Titolo |
The novel and the globalization of culture / / Michael Valdez Moses |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772553-8 |
1-280-54005-2 |
0-19-535828-7 |
1-4294-0654-2 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English fiction - History and criticism |
Literature and anthropology - History - 20th century |
Literature and anthropology - History - 19th century |
Cultural relations in literature |
Culture conflict in literature |
World history in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1995. |
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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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Contents; Introduction: Hegel, Stendhal, and Posthistorical Existence; 1. Hardy: The Archaeology of a Vanishing Life; 2. Conrad: The Flight from Modernity; 3. Achebe: Beasts of No Nation; 4. Vargas Llosa: Apocalyptic History and the Liberal Perspective; Epilogue; Notes; Editions Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text analyzes the emergence of the modern novel and the manner in which it mirrors the underlying process of the globalization of culture. It focuses on Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", Conrad's "Lord Jim", Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Vargas Llosa's "The War at the End of the World". |
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