02596nam 2200457 a 450 991079018270332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000163262(EBL)351573(OCoLC)476172822(MiAaPQ)EBC351573(MiAaPQ)EBC7103376(EXLCZ)99267000000016326220030818d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The modern novel[electronic resource] a short introduction /Jesse MatzMalden, MA Blackwell Pub.20041 online resource (202 p.)Blackwell introductions to literatureDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-0049-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index.The Modern Novel: A Short Introduction; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Modern How?; 1 When and Why: The Rise of the Modern Novel; The "New Novel," circa 1914; Seven Modern Novelists; 2 "What is Reality?": The New Questions; 3 New Forms: Reshaping the Novel; 4 New Difficulties; 5 Regarding the Real World: Politics; 6 Questioning the Modern: Mid-Century Revisions; 7 Postmodern Replenishments?; 8 Postcolonial Modernity; Conclusions; Four Contemporary Modern Novelists; The Future of the Modern Novel; Notes; IndexThis book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. A jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century. Examines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel. Offers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to undeBlackwell introductions to literature.American fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismModernism (Literature)English-speaking countriesAmerican fictionHistory and criticism.English fictionHistory and criticism.Modernism (Literature)809.3/04Matz Jesse1462570MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790182703321The modern novel3671597UNINA