Matz, Jesse.

The modern novel : a short introduction / Jesse Matz. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. - vi, 194 p. ; 24 cm. - Blackwell introductions to literature . - Blackwell introductions to literature. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index.

When and Why: The Rise of the Modern Novel -- The "New Novel," circa 1914 -- Seven Modern Novelists -- "What is Reality?": The New Questions -- New Forms: Reshaping the Novel -- New Difficulties -- Regarding the Real World: Politics -- Questioning the Modern: Mid-Century Revisions -- Postmodern Replenishments -- Postcolonial Modernity -- Conclusions: Four Contemporary Modern Novelists -- The Future of the Modern Novel.

This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the the nineteenth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form.

1405100486 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405100489 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405100494 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405100496 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003018399

GBA4-21586


English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Modernism (Literature)--English-speaking countries.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century

PR 888 .M63 / M37 2004