TY - BOOK AU - Matz,Jesse TI - The modern novel: a short introduction T2 - Blackwell introductions to literature SN - 1405100486 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - PR 888 .M63 M37 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - English fiction KW - 20th century KW - History and criticism KW - Modernism (Literature) KW - English-speaking countries KW - American fiction N1 - 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 N2 - This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the the nineteenth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip048/2003018399.html ER -