Travels of a Genre : The Modern Novel and Ideology

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If the modern Western novel is linked to the rise of a literate bourgeoisie with particular social values and narrative expectations, to what extent can that history of the novel be anticipated in non-Western contexts? In this bold, insightful work Mary Layoun investigates the development of literar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Layoun, Mary N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Fiction.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Comparative literature > Oriental and European.
Comparative literature > European and Oriental.
Fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface ; 1. Fictional Genealogies ; 2. The God Abandons the Murderess: Or, Murder as Opposition? ; 3. In the Flickering Light of UMM Hāshim's Lamp ; 4. Of Noisy Trains and Grass Pillows ; 5. Doubling: The (Immigrant) Worker as (Exiled) Writer ; 6. Deserts of Memory ; 7. Hunting Whales and Elephants, (Re)Producing Narratives ; 8. In Other Words, In Other Worlds: In Place of a Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index.

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