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The Novel After Theory
Judith Ryan
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Description for The Novel After Theory
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512. 272 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSK; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight: 510.
Novels began to incorporate literary theory in unexpected ways in the late twentieth century. Through allusion, parody, or implicit critique, theory formed an additional strand in fiction that raised questions about the nature of authorship and the practice of writing. Studying this phenomenon provides fresh insight into the recent development of the novel and the persistence of modern theory beyond the period of its greatest success. In this book, Judith Ryan opens these questions to a range of readers, drawing them into debates over the value of theory. Ryan investigates what prompted fiction writers to incorporate and respond to ... Read more
Novels began to incorporate literary theory in unexpected ways in the late twentieth century. Through allusion, parody, or implicit critique, theory formed an additional strand in fiction that raised questions about the nature of authorship and the practice of writing. Studying this phenomenon provides fresh insight into the recent development of the novel and the persistence of modern theory beyond the period of its greatest success. In this book, Judith Ryan opens these questions to a range of readers, drawing them into debates over the value of theory. Ryan investigates what prompted fiction writers to incorporate and respond to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231157421
SKU
V9780231157421
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About Judith Ryan
Judith Ryan is the Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Her publications include Rilke, Modernism, and Poetic Tradition and The Vanishing Subject: Early Psychology and Literary Modernism, and, as coeditor, A New History of German Literature.
Reviews for The Novel After Theory
A good read for grad students of the novel and theory. Choice The profusion of examples and careful attention to detail will be appealing to the initiated and the novice alike, and will offer both a rich fund of sources and examples from which to draw...
Yael Levin Modern Language Review A fascinating study of the degree to which ... Read more
Yael Levin Modern Language Review A fascinating study of the degree to which ... Read more