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