Prof. Thomas Docherty (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Warwick, UK)
Exploring the controversial history of an aesthetic – realism – this book examines the role that realism plays in the negotiation of social, political, and material realities from the mid-19th century to the present day. Examining a broad range of literary texts from French, English, Italian, German, and Russian writers, this book provides new insights into how realism engages with themes including capital, social decorum, the law and its politicisation, modern science as a determining factor concerning truth, and the politics of identity. Considering works from Gustave Flaubert,...
Exploring the controversial history of an aesthetic – realism – this book examines the role that realism plays in the negotiation of social, polit...