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The novel and the globalization of culture / Michael Valdez Moses.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moses, Michael Valdez, 1957- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Mayor of Casterbridge.
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Lord Jim.
- Achebe, Chinua. Anthills of the Savannah--Political and social views.
- Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936-. Guerra de fin del mundo.
- English fiction--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Literature and anthropology--History--20th century.
- Literature and anthropology.
- Literature and anthropology--History--19th century.
- Cultural relations in literature.
- Culture conflict in literature.
- World history in literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Mayor of Casterbridge.
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Lord Jim.
- Achebe, Chinua. Anthills of the Savannah--Political and social views.
- Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936-. Guerra de fin del mundo.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text analyzes the emergence of the modern novel and the manner in which it mirrors the underlying process of the globalization of culture. It focuses on Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", Conrad's "Lord Jim", Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Vargas Llosa's "The War at the End of the World".
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction: Hegel, Stendhal, and Posthistorical Existence; 1. Hardy: The Archaeology of a Vanishing Life; 2. Conrad: The Flight from Modernity; 3. Achebe: Beasts of No Nation; 4. Vargas Llosa: Apocalyptic History and the Liberal Perspective; Epilogue; Notes; Editions Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772553-8
- 1-280-54005-2
- 0-19-535828-7
- 1-4294-0654-2
- OCLC:
- 476014716
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