English Novel in History, 1895-1920

Informationen zum Autor David Trotter is Quain Professor of English Language and Literature at University College London. Klappentext This effort provides the first detailed and fully comprehensive analysis of early twentieth-century English fiction. Trotter examines the whole spectrum of fiction, from the innovations of Joyce's 'Ulysses' through to mass-market genres such as detective stories and spy-thrillers. Zusammenfassung Written especially for students and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to early 20th-century fiction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I Economies and styles 1 CONSUMING PASSIONS 2 LABOUR 3 GOLD STANDARDS 4 THRESHOLDS 5 INTERIORS 6 THE RELEVANCE OF ULYSSES Part II Nation and society 7 DEGENERATION 8 DECLENSION 9 FRONTIERS 10 ENGLISHNESS 11 SPIES 12 AWAKENINGS Part III The Psychopathology of Modernism 13 SEX NOVELS 14 DISGUST 15 HENRY JAMES’S ODD WOMEN 16 IRONY AND REVULSION IN KIPLING AND CONRAD 17 WAITING: JAMES’S LAST NOVELS 18 WYNDHAM LEWIS 19 STEPHEN HERO AND BLOOM THE OBSCURE

Product details

• Authors: Trotter, David Trotter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2016
• EAN: 9781138151505
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15150-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form