{"product_id":"the-politics-of-realism-thomas-docherty-9781350228535","title":"The Politics of Realism","description":"Exploring the controversial history of an aesthetic - realism - this book examines the\u003cbr\u003erole that realism plays in the negotiation of social, political, and material realities from\u003cbr\u003ethe mid-19th century to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining a broad range of literary texts from French, English, Italian, German, and\u003cbr\u003eRussian writers, this book provides new insights into how realism engages with themes\u003cbr\u003eincluding capital, social decorum, the law and its politicisation, modern science as a\u003cbr\u003edetermining factor concerning truth, and the politics of identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering works from Gustave Flaubert, Charles Baudelaire, ﾉmile Zola, Henry\u003cbr\u003eJames, Charles Dickens, and George Orwell, Docherty proposes a new philosophical\u003cbr\u003econception of the politics of realism in an age where politics feels increasingly erratic\u003cbr\u003eand fantastical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Docherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350228532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350228535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Thomas Docherty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982670758143,"sku":"9781350228535","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e84e31e-3f9a-467f-ab01-3d470368fdc3.jpg?v=1683262426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-realism-thomas-docherty-9781350228535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}