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Zusatztext The enterprise leaves one quite in awe (if not aghast) at both the vast sweep and minute detail of Mr. Moore’s effort. Informationen zum Autor Steven Moore (Ph.D. Rutgers, 1988) is the author of several books and essays on modern literature. From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed books for a variety of journals and newspapers, principally The Washington Post. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Klappentext Encyclopedic in scope and heroically audacious, The Novel: An Alternative History is the first attempt in over a century to tell the complete story of our most popular literary form. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the novel did not originate in 18th-century England, nor even with Don Quixote , but is coeval with civilization itself. After a pugnacious introduction, in which Moore defends innovative, demanding novelists against their conservative critics, the book relaxes into a world tour of the pre-modern novel, beginning in ancient Egypt and ending in 16th-century China, with many exotic ports-of-call: Greek romances; Roman satires; medieval Sanskrit novels narrated by parrots; Byzantine erotic thrillers; 5000-page Arabian adventure novels; Icelandic sagas; delicate Persian novels in verse; Japanese war stories; even Mayan graphic novels. Throughout, Moore celebrates the innovators in fiction, tracing a continuum between these pre-modern experimentalists and their postmodern progeny. Vorwort A comprehensive history—and controversial reappraisal—of the world's most popular and innovative literary form. Zusammenfassung A history - and controversial reappraisal - of the world's popular and innovative literary form. It attempts to tell the complete story of our popular literary form. It celebrates the innovators in fiction, tracing a continuum between the premodern experimentalists and their postmodern progeny. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Novel Novel Chapter 1: The Ancient Novel Egyptian Mesopotamian Hebrew Greek Roman Christian Chapter 2: The Medieval Novel Irish Icelandic Byzantine Jewish Arthurian Chapter 3: The Renaissance Novel Italian Spanish French English Bridge: The Mesoamerican Novel Chapter 4: The Eastern Novel Indian Tibetan Arabic Persian Chapter 5: The Far Eastern Novel Japanese Chinese Bibliography Chronological Index of Novels Discussed General Index ...
