Catastrophe and Imagination

English and American Writings from 1870 to 1950
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-56000-975-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Since World War II critics have been predicting the decline of the novel. This book argues that the novel is not dead. Looking at American and English fiction it claims that the novel can not only change the possibilities of art, but also contribute to awareness of life's possibilities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mccormick, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Background to Catastrophe 2. An Experiment in Definition 3. Death, Manners, and Ideas 4. The two Naturalisms 5. Tradition and the Novel: England 6. Tradition and the Novel: America 7. War and Politics 8. The Novel As Obsession 9. Allegory and Satire 10. The Unwithered Branch

Über Autor(innen)

John McCormick