Consciousness and the Novel

Informationen zum Autor David Lodge (CBE)’s novels include Changing Places , Small World and Nice Work ( shortlisted for the Booker) and, most recently, A Man of Parts . He has also written plays and screenplays, and several books of literary criticism. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Birmingham, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Klappentext Unique responses to the challenge of representing human consciousness in the literature, drawing examples from John Updike, Martin Amis and many other notable writers, are considered across this collection of essays, alongside reflections from Lodge on how he overcomes these challenges in his own fiction. Zusammenfassung 'The professor, the critic and the novelist work in harmony to provide a valuable tutorial on modern fiction' Observer How does the novel represent human consciousness on the page? In eleven sparkling essays on some of the great novelists of the last 200 years – from Charles Dickens to Martin Amis, Henry James to Philip Roth – David Lodge pursues this question with characteristic verve and wit. One of the best novelists and critics of his generation, Lodge is the perfect guide to look afresh at the mysterious workings of the creative mind.

Product details

• Authors: David Lodge, Lodge David
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.05.2018
• EAN: 9780099554493
• ISBN: 978-0-09-955449-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, Literature: history & criticism, Literary essays, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature: history and criticism