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Oxford History Of The Novel In English 4
. Ed(S): Parrinder, Patrick; Gasiorek, Professor Andrzej
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Hardback. Volume 4 of The Oxford History of the Novel in English traces the dramatic changes in British and Irish fiction from the long novels of the 1880s to the 'paperback revolution' of the 1930s. It explores both the process of modernist experimentation and the work of novelists who registered the social and cultural impact of modernity. Editor(s): Parrinder, Patrick; Gasiorek, Professor Andrzej. Series: Oxford History of the Novel in English. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1290.
The Oxford History of the Novel in English is a 12-volume series presenting a comprehensive, global, and up-to-date history of English-language prose fiction and written by a large, international team of scholars. The series is concerned with novels as a whole, not just the 'literary' novel, and each volume includes chapters on the processes of production, distribution, and reception, and on popular fiction and the fictional sub-genres, as well as outlining the work of major novelists, movements, traditions, and tendencies. The 36 expert contributors to Volume 4 trace the dramatic changes in British and Irish fiction from the cumbersome ... Read more
The Oxford History of the Novel in English is a 12-volume series presenting a comprehensive, global, and up-to-date history of English-language prose fiction and written by a large, international team of scholars. The series is concerned with novels as a whole, not just the 'literary' novel, and each volume includes chapters on the processes of production, distribution, and reception, and on popular fiction and the fictional sub-genres, as well as outlining the work of major novelists, movements, traditions, and tendencies. The 36 expert contributors to Volume 4 trace the dramatic changes in British and Irish fiction from the cumbersome ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Series
Oxford History of the Novel in English
Number of Pages
660
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199559336
SKU
V9780199559336
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About . Ed(S): Parrinder, Patrick; Gasiorek, Professor Andrzej
Patrick Parrinder is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Reading and General Editor of The Oxford History of the Novel in English. He is the author of many books, including Shadows of the Future: H.G. Wells, Science Fiction and Prophecy, which won the 1996 Eaton Award, and Nation and Novel: The English Novel from its Origins to the ... Read more
Reviews for Oxford History Of The Novel In English 4
The choice of scholars is exciting and in itself a sign of editorial wisdom. Every prospective reader will have a personal list of must-reads ... it succeeds particularly well thanks to editors who clearly know when to intervene and when to let their contributors go where they will, a style of editing not masterful but masterly.
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