Samuel Richardson and the Dramatic Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813153537)

Samuel Richardson, the founder of the modern English novel, gave shape to a previously unformed literary genre. Instrumental in the development of this new art form, Ira Konigsberg contends, is the influence of the drama. Although scholars have long suspected the influence of drama on Richardson's writing, this is the first study to examine it in detail. In such matters as material, technique, and structure, Konigsberg seeks to show that Richardson found his precedents in Restoration and early

Author: Ira Konigsberg
ISBN-10: 0813153530
ISBN-13: 9780813153537
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d