The Year of Henry James - The story of a novel: With other essays on genesis, composition

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. Zusammenfassung Throws light on the dominant literary form of two centuries! in its twin aspects as work of art and commodity. The first part of this book traces the history of the author's novel about Henry James. The essays in the second part pursue the themes of genesis! composition and reception in the work of other novelists.

Product details

• Authors: David Lodge
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2006
• EAN: 9781846550034
• ISBN: 978-1-84655-003-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies