Before fiction : the ancien régime of the novel /

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Before Fiction asks why so many early novelists pretended their novels were literally true when no one believed them. For Nicholas D. Paige the answer lies in a radically new view of the formal history of the novel in England and France.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Paige, Nicholas D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1600-1799
French fiction > 17th century > Themes, motives.
French fiction > 18th century > Themes, motives.
English fiction > 17th century > Themes, motives.
English fiction > 18th century > Themes, motives.
Fiction > Technique.
Roman français > 17e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Roman français > 18e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Roman anglais > 17e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Roman anglais > 18e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
English fiction > Themes, motives.
French fiction > Themes, motives.
Französisch
Roman
Franska romaner > historia > 1600-talet > 1700-talet.
Engelska romaner > historia > 1600-talet > 1700-talet.
Englisch.
Französisch.
Multi-User
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The three regimes of the novel
  • The impossible Princess (Lafayette)
  • Quixote circa 1670 (Subligny)
  • How to read a mind (Crébillon)
  • The aesthetics of sentiment (Rousseau)
  • The demon of reality (Diderot)
  • Beyond belief (Cazotte)
  • Conclusion: On narrators natural and unnatural.

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