Living Fiction: Reading the British Novel from Daniel Defoe to Julian Barnes

ISBN-13: 9781137298331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 210 str.

William Hutchings

Opis

Analysing a wide range of extracts from key works of British fiction from the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Century, William Hutchings lucidly demonstrates how close reading can enhance appreciation of detail and illuminate whole novels.

Spis treści

Principal Novels Discussed.- Time-line of Selected Significant Novels, 1719-2011.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Describing People.- 3. Describing Places.- 4. Presenting Action.- 5. Speaking.- 6. Commenting.- Notes.- Index of Literary and Grammatical Terms.- General Index.

O autorze

William Hutchings is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the editor of Andrew Marvell: Selected Poems and author of Living Poetry, The Poetry of William Cowper and Literary Criticism: A Practical Guide for Students.