The novel : a biography / Michael Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Michael, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1187 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 "Literature Is Invention": Mandeville's Travels, Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon, De Proprietatibus Rerum 17

2 True Stories / William Caxton Caxton, William, Thomas Malory, Foxe's Book of Martyrs Martyrs, Thomas Malory, Foxe's Book of 25

3 Three Springs / Sir Philip Sidney Sidney, Philip, Sir, Fray Antonio de Guevara Guevara, Fray Antonio de, John Lyly Lyly, John, Thomas Nashe Nashe, Thomas 33

4 Before Irony / John Bunyan Bunyan, John 54

5 Enter America / Aphra Behn Behn, Aphra, Zora Neale Hurston Hurston, Zora Neale 63

6 Impersonation / Daniel Defoe Defoe, Daniel, Truman Capote Capote, Truman, J. M. Coetzee Coetzee, J. M. 74

7 Proportion / François Rabelais Rabelais, François, Sir Thomas Urquhart Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, Jonathan Swift Swift, Jonathan, Samuel Johnson Johnson, Samuel, Voltaire, Oliver Goldsmith Goldsmith, Oliver, Alasdair Gray Gray, Alasdair 93

8 Sex and Sensibility / Samuel Richardson Richardson, Samuel, Eliza Haywood Haywood, Eliza, Anna Laetitia Barbauld Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, John Cleland Cleland, John 112

9 "Nuvvles" / Miguel de Cervantes Cervantes, Miguel de, Alain-René Lesage Lesage, Alain-René, Henry Fielding Fielding, Henry, Tobias Smollett Smollett, Tobias, Frederick Marryat Marryat, Frederick, Richard Dana Dana, Richard, C. S. Forester Forester, C. S., Patrick O'Brian O'Brian, Patrick 128

10 "A Cock and a Bull" / Laurence Sterne Sterne, Laurence 149

11 The Eerie / Horace Walpole Walpole, Horace, Clara Reeve Reeve, Clara, William Beckford Beckford, William, Ann Radcliffe Radcliffe, Ann, Matthew Gregory Lewis Lewis, Matthew Gregory, Charles Brockden Brown Brown, Charles Brockden, Charles Robert Maturin Maturin, Charles Robert 162

12 Listening / Maria Edgeworth Edgeworth, Maria, John McGahera McGahera, John, James Hogg Hogg, James, Sir Walter Scott Scott, Walter, Sir, John Gait Gait, John, Susan Ferrier Ferrier, Susan 177

13 Manners / Fanny Burney Burney, Fanny, Jane Austen Austen, Jane 199

14 Roman à Thèse / Thomas Love Peacock Peacock, Thomas Love, William Godwin Godwin, William, Edward Bulwer-Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, Mary Shelley Shelley, Mary, Thomas Carlyle Carlyle, Thomas 219

15 Declarations of Independence / Washington Irving Irving, Washington, James Fenimore Cooper Cooper, James Fenimore, Edgar Allan Poe Poe, Edgar Allan 235

16 The Fiction Industry / Charles Dickens Dickens, Charles, Harrison Ainsworth Ainsworth, Harrison, Elizabeth Gaskell Gaskell, Elizabeth, Wilkie Collins Collins, Wilkie 252

17 Gothic Romance / Charlotte Bronte Bronte, Charlotte, Emily Bronte Bronte, Emily, Anne Bronte Bronte, Anne 284

18 Real Worlds / Frances Trollope Trollope, Frances, William Makepeace Thackeray Thackeray, William Makepeace, Anthony Trollope Trollope, Anthony, Benjamin Disraeli Disraeli, Benjamin 295

19 "Thought-Divers" / Nathaniel Hawthorne Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Herman Melville Melville, Herman, Harriet Beecher Stowe Stowe, Harriet Beecher 320

20 The Human Comedy / Victor Hugo Hugo, Victor, Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac Balzac, Honoré de, Gustave Flaubert Flaubert, Gustave, Étnile Zola Zola, Étnile 349

21 Imperfection / George Moore Moore, George, George Eliot Eliot, George, Louisa May Alcott Alcott, Louisa May, George Meredith Meredith, George, George Gissitig Gissitig, George, Samuel Butler Butler, Samuel, Edmund Gosse Gosse, Edmund 372

22 Braveries / Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson, Robert Louis, W. H. Hudson Hudson, W. H., Bruce Chatwin Chatwin, Bruce, Richard Jefferies Jefferies, Richard, William Morris Morris, William, Charles Kingsley Kingsley, Charles, Henry Rider Haggard Haggard, Henry Rider, Rudyard Kipling Kipling, Rudyard 404

23 Smoke and Mirrors / Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) Dodgson, Charles, (Lewis Carroll), Rudolf Raspe Raspe, Rudolf, Bram Stoker Stoker, Bram, Ouida, Marie Corelli Corelli, Marie, Walter Pater Pater, Walter, Oscar Wilde Wilde, Oscar, Denton Welch Welch, Denton, Arthur Conan Doyle Doyle, Arthur Conan, J. M. Barrie Barrie, J. M., Max Beerbohm Beerbohm, Max, Kenneth Grahame Grahame, Kenneth 432

24 Pessimists / Thomas Hardy Hardy, Thomas, Joseph Conrad Conrad, Joseph, Stephen Crarte Crarte, Stephen 453

25 Living Through Ideas / Nikolai Gogol Gogol, Nikolai, Ivan Turgenev Turgenev, Ivan, Fyodor Dostoyevsky Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy, Leo 477

26 The Fate of Form / William Dean Howells Howells, William Dean, Henry James James, Henry, Cynthia Ozick Ozick, Cynthia, Mrs. Humphry Ward Ward, Mrs. Humphry, Edith Wharton Wharton, Edith, Sinclair Lewis Lewis, Sinclair, Marcel Proust Proust, Marcel, Dorothy Richardson Richardson, Dorothy, Anthony Powell Powell, Anthony, Henry Williamson Williamson, Henry, C. P. Snow Snow, C. P. 489

27 Prodigality and Philistinism / Artemus Ward Ward, Artemus, Mark Twain Twain, Mark, George Washington Cable Cable, George Washington, Theodore Dreiser Dreiser, Theodore, Frank Norris Norris, Frank, Jack London London, Jack, Upton Sinclair Sinclair, Upton 527

28 Blurring Form / Willa Cather Cather, Willa, Sarah Orne Jewett Jewett, Sarah Orne, Marilynne Robinson Robinson, Marilynne, Janet Lewis Lewis, Janet, Kate Chopin Chopin, Kate, Sherwood Anderson Anderson, Sherwood, Gertrude Stein Stein, Gertrude, Laura Riding Riding, Laura, Mary Butts Butts, Mary 553

29 Social Concerns / H. G. Wells Wells, H. G., Rebecca West West, Rebecca, Arnold Bennett Bennett, Arnold, John Galsworthy Galsworthy, John, Somerset Maugham Maugham, Somerset, Hugh Walpole Walpole, Hugh, Frederic Raphael Raphael, Frederic, Aldous Huxley Huxley, Aldous, Arthur Koestler Koestler, Arthur, George Orwell Orwell, George 572

30 Portraits and Caricatures of the Artist / James Joyce Joyce, James, Wyndham Lewis Lewis, Wyndham, Samuel Beckett Beckett, Samuel, G. K. Chesterton Chesterton, G. K., Anthony Burgess Burgess, Anthony, Russell Hoban Hoban, Russell, Flann O'Brien O'Brien, Flann, Donald Barthelme Barthelme, Donald 604

31 Tone and Register / Virginia Woolf Woolf, Virginia, E. M. Forster Forster, E. M., Paul Scott Scott, Paul, J. G. Farrell Farrell, J. G., Norman Douglas Douglas, Norman, Ronald Firbank Firbank, Ronald, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville, Kazuo Ishiguro Ishiguro, Kazuo, Elizabeth Boweu Boweu, Elizabeth, Edna O'Brien O'Brien, Edna, Jeanette Winterson Winterson, Jeanette 638

32 Teller and Tale / D. H. Lawrence Lawrence, D. H., John Cowper Powys Powys, John Cowper, T. F. Powys Powys, T. F., Sylvia Townsend Warner Warner, Sylvia Townsend, Henry Miller Miller, Henry, Anaïs Nin Nin, Anaïs, Lawrence Durrell Durrell, Lawrence, Richard Aldington Aldington, Richard, William S. Burroughs Burroughs, William S., Jack Kerouac Kerouac, Jack 671

33 Truth to the Impression / Ford Madox Ford Ford, Ford Madox, Ernest Hemingway Hemingway, Ernest, Jean Rhys Rhys, Jean, Djuna Barnes Barnes, Djuna, John Updike Updike, John, Don DeLillo DeLillo, Don, Joyce Carol Oates Oates, Joyce Carol, Anne Tyler Tyler, Anne, Julian Barnes Barnes, Julian 702

34 Elegy / Thornton Wilder Wilder, Thornton, William Faulkner Faulkner, William, Ellen Glasgow Glasgow, Ellen, Eudora Welty Welty, Eudora, Carson McCullers McCullers, Carson, Flannery O'Connor O'Connor, Flannery, Harper Lee Lee, Harper, Ralph Ellison Ellison, Ralph, Toni Morrison Morrison, Toni, Thomas Wolfe Wolfe, Thomas, Malcolm Lowry Lowry, Malcolm, Joyce Cary Cary, Joyce 737

35 Essaying / Edmund Wilson Wilson, Edmund, Gore Vidal Vidal, Gore, John Dos Passos Passos, John Dos, E. E. Cummings Cummings, E. E., Mary McCarthy McCarthy, Mary, Katherine Anne Porter Porter, Katherine Anne, F. Scott Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, F. Scott, John Steinbeck Steinbeck, John, John O'Hara O'Hara, John, Nathanael West West, Nathanael, William Gaddis Gaddis, William, David Foster Wallace Wallace, David Foster 770

36 Enchantment and Disenchantment / Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov, Vladimir, Ayn Rand Rand, Ayn, Radclyffe Hall Hall, Radclyffe, Ivy Compton-Burnett Compton-Burnett, Ivy, Elizabeth Taylor Taylor, Elizabeth, Muriel Spark Spark, Muriel, Gabriel Josipovici Josipovici, Gabriel, Christine Brooke-Rose Brooke-Rose, Christine, B. S. Johnson Johnson, B. S., William Gass Gass, William, John Barth Barth, John, Harry Mathews Mathews, Harry, Walter Abish Abish, Walter, Thomas Pynchon Pynchon, Thomas, Jonathan Franzen Franzen, Jonathan 810

37 Genre / Daphne du Maurier Maurier, Daphne du, Barbara Cartland Cartland, Barbara, Catherine Cookson, et al. Cookson, Catherine, Bret Harte Harte, Bret, Zane Grey, et al. Grey, Zane, Raymond Chandler Chandler, Raymond, Dashiell Hammett Hammett, Dashiell, Elmore Leonard Leonard, Elmore, Agatha Christie Christie, Agatha, Dorothy L. Sayers, et al. Sayers, Dorothy L., H. P. Lovecraft Lovecraft, H. P., Stephen King, et al. King, Stephen, Robert A. Heinlem Heinlem, Robert A., Isaac Asimov Asimov, Isaac, Arthur C. Clarke Clarke, Arthur C., Ray Bradbury Bradbury, Ray, Philip K. Dick Dick, Philip K., Ursula Le Guin, et al. Guin, Ursula Le 851

38 Convention and Invention / David Garnett Garnett, David, J. B. Priestley Priestley, J. B., L. P. Hartley Hartley, L. P., Richard Hughes Hughes, Richard, Storm Jameson Jameson, Storm, Walter Greenwood Greenwood, Walter, H. E. Bates Bates, H. E., Ethel Mannin Mannin, Ethel, Olivia Manning Manning, Olivia, Stella Gibbons Gibbons, Stella, V. S. Pritchett Pritchett, V. S., Robert Graves Graves, Robert, Doris Lessing Lessing, Doris, Angela Carter Carter, Angela, Elaine Feinstein Feinstein, Elaine, Colm Tóibín Tóibín, Colm, Alan Hollinghurst Hollinghurst, Alan 882

39 Propaganda / Christopher Isherwood Isherwood, Christopher, Edward Upward Upward, Edward, Paul Bowles Bowles, Paul, Jane Bowles Bowles, Jane, Edmund White White, Edmund, Henry Green Green, Henry, Evelyn Waugh Waugh, Evelyn, William Boyd Boyd, William, Graham Greene Greene, Graham, R. K. Narayan Narayan, R. K., Mulk Raj Anand Anand, Mulk Raj, Rohinton Mistry Mistry, Rohinton, V. S. Naipaul Naipaul, V. S., Caryl Phillips Phillips, Caryl, Timothy Mo Mo, Timothy 912

40 The Blues / Richard Wright Wright, Richard, Claude McKay McKay, Claude, Jean Toomer Toomer, Jean, Langston Hughes Hughes, Langston, James Baldwin Baldwin, James, William Styron Styron, William 950

41 Displacement and Expropriation / Chinua Achebe Achebe, Chinua, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Thiong'o, Ngugi Wa, George Lamming Lamming, George, Wilson Harris Harris, Wilson, Ben Okri Okri, Ben, Wole Soyinka Soyinka, Wole, Nadine Gordimer Gordimer, Nadine, Olive Schreiner Schreiner, Olive, Bessie Head Head, Bessie, Alice Walker Walker, Alice 969

42 Making Space / Henry Handel Richardson Richardson, Henry Handel, Patrick White White, Patrick, David Malouf Malouf, David, Peter Carey Carey, Peter, Christina Stead Stead, Christina, Robertson Davies Davies, Robertson, Margaret Atwood Atwood, Margaret, Michael Ondaatje Ondaatje, Michael, Maurice Shadbolt Shadbolt, Maurice, Janet Frame Frame, Janet, Keri Hulme Hulme, Keri, Anita Desai Desai, Anita, Salman Rushdie Rushdie, Salman, Earl Lovelace Lovelace, Earl 990

43 Win, Place, and Show / William Golding Golding, William, Angus Wilson Wilson, Angus, Margaret Drabble Drabble, Margaret, Malcolm Bradbury Bradbury, Malcolm, David Lodge Lodge, David, Iris Murdoch Murdoch, Iris, A. S. Byatt Byatt, A. S., Hilary Mantel Mantel, Hilary, John Braine Braine, John, Alan Sillitoe Sillitoe, Alan, Kingsley Amis Amis, Kingsley, John Fowles Fowles, John, Ian McEwan McEwan, Ian, Peter Ackroyd Ackroyd, Peter, Graham Swift Swift, Graham, J. G. Ballard Ballard, J. G. 1017

44 Truths in Fiction, The Metamorphosis of Journalism / E. L. Doctorow Doctorow, E. L., John Gardner Gardner, John, Norman Mailer Mailer, Norman, Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut, Kurt, Louis-Ferdinand Celine Celine, Louis-Ferdinand, Joseph Heller Heller, Joseph, Joan Didion Didion, Joan, Tom Wolfe Wolfe, Tom, Hunter S. Thompson Thompson, Hunter S., Cormac McCarthy McCarthy, Cormac, Michael Chabon Chabon, Michael, Richard Ford Ford, Richard, Bret Easton Ellis Ellis, Bret Easton 1048

45 Pariahs / Franz Kafka Kafka, Franz, Saul Bellow Bellow, Saul, Bernard Malamud Malamud, Bernard, Mordecai Richler Richler, Mordecai, J. D. Salinger Salinger, J. D., Philip Roth Roth, Philip, Jeffrey Eugenides Eugenides, Jeffrey, Paul Auster Auster, Paul, Martin Amis Amis, Martin 1079.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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Print version: Schmidt, Michael, 1947- Novel : a biography.

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9780674369054

OCLC:

882244648

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