Novel - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Christoph Bode is Chair of Modern English Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich. He has written 20 books and some 70 articles -- both in English and German -- on Narratology, Romanticism, and Critical Theory. Bode is also President of the German Society for English Romanticism and a Corresponding Fellow of the English Association. Klappentext This is an engaging introduction to the novel and narrative theory that will deepen readers' understanding and enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of this popular genre.* Provides readers with the critical tools to become expert narratologists and more insightful readers* Reflects on the rise of world literature, with examples drawn from Spanish, French, Italian, German, Scandinavian, and Russian novels for analysis or illustration, as well as works from English and American literature* Featured topics include the handling of space and time in the novel, narrative situations, literary symbols, and gendering Zusammenfassung By subjecting established critical models and recent developments in the field to an original critique! The Novel provides readers with a lucid introduction to narrative theory. It reveals how narratological analysis is not an end in itself! but serves to deepen our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of literary works. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceTranslator's NoteAcknowledgments1. Beginnings: What Do You Expect?2. The Modern European Novel: Predecessors, Origins, Conventions, Sub-Genres3. The Object of Every Analysis: The How of the What (Discourse and Story)4. Time5. Characters6. Teutonic Rosette or Gallic Taxonomy? Identifying the Narrative Situation7. Multiperspectivity, Unreliability, and the Impossibility of Editing Out the Gender Aspect8. Now You See It, Now You Don't: Symbolism and Space9. The End of the Novel and the Future of an IllusionReferencesFurther ReadingIndex of Authors and Critics...

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PrefaceTranslator's NoteAcknowledgments1. Beginnings: What Do You Expect?2. The Modern European Novel: Predecessors, Origins, Conventions, Sub-Genres3. The Object of Every Analysis: The How of the What (Discourse and Story)4. Time5. Characters6. Teutonic Rosette or Gallic Taxonomy? Identifying the Narrative Situation7. Multiperspectivity, Unreliability, and the Impossibility of Editing Out the Gender Aspect8. Now You See It, Now You Don't: Symbolism and Space9. The End of the Novel and the Future of an IllusionReferencesFurther ReadingIndex of Authors and Critics

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"In addition to an extensive list of "References" and an "Index of Authors and Critics," Bode also offers a useful list of "Further Reading" materials containing titles on narratology and literary criticism in general, as well as information on literary and cultural theory. Thus, Bode's The Novel: An Introduction is a highly readable, at times quite amusing, very learned and extremely well researched study of the most important literary genre of modern times." (Anglistik, 2 September 2012) "Christoph Bode's The Novel, which is a translation of Der Roman, is a great introduction to the study of the novel. It is comprehensive, well-written, lucid, and to the point." (Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, 2012) "Moreover, Bode's clarifications of concepts, jargon and theories, as well as his persuasive emphasis on the 'possibilities of the generation and construction of meaning' (p. 256), will make the reader return to this multi-layered and meaningful introduction." (European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, 6 July 2012) "This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the more technical aspects of the theory of the novel". (Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 March 2011)

Product details

• Authors: Bode, Christoph Bode
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2011
• EAN: 9781405194488
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9448-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Literaturwissenschaft, Roman, Literature, Romane, The Novel