Theory and the Novel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521430395)

Narrative features such as frames, digressions, or authorial intrusions have traditionally been seen as distractions from the narrative proper. In Theory and the English Novel, Jeffrey Williams analyzes these elements as points where the novel overtly depicts or inscribes the act of narration itself. He looks at a range of novels--Tristram Shandy, Joseph Andrews, Wuthering Heights, Lord Jim, and Heart of Darkness--and poses a series of theoretical questions that offer an original contribution to readings of the English novel, as well as to current discussions of theory.

Author: Jeffrey Williams
ISBN-10: 0521430399
ISBN-13: 9780521430395
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/1999
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d