LEADER 02596nam 2200457 a 450 001 9910790182703321 005 20200520144314.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000163262 035 $a(EBL)351573 035 $a(OCoLC)476172822 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351573 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103376 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000163262 100 $a20030818d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe modern novel$b[electronic resource] $ea short introduction /$fJesse Matz 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell introductions to literature 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-0049-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index. 327 $aThe 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; Index 330 $aThis book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. A jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century. Examines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel. Offers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to unde 410 0$aBlackwell introductions to literature. 606 $aAmerican fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aModernism (Literature)$zEnglish-speaking countries 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aModernism (Literature) 676 $a809.3/04 700 $aMatz$b Jesse$01462570 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790182703321 996 $aThe modern novel$93671597 997 $aUNINA