Title: Making the novel : fiction and society in Britain, 1660-1789 /
Authors: Hammond, Brean S., 1951-; Regan, Shaun, 1970-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2006
Subjects: English fiction History and criticism; English fiction History and criticism; Literature and society Great Britain History; Literature and society Great Britain History
Abstract: "Hammond and Regan advance a new cultural reading of the formation of the British novel. Rejecting a teleological narrative of the genre's rise, the study presents a dynamic picture of the emergence of the novel, that focuses upon formal innovation, social and cultural engagement, and artistic and commercial competition between authors. Containing in-depth analyses of over twenty novels, topics covered include amatory vs 'realist' fiction, anti-novel discourse, the Richardson-Fielding rivalry, Sterne and sentimental fiction, representations of Britain, and the formation of a national canon."--Book jacket.
Contents: Introduction: Modelling the Novel -- Missing Parts: Fiction to Defoe -- Novels and Anti-Novels: Contesting Fictions -- Teaching Readers to Read: Richardson and Fielding -- Renewing the Novel: Novelty, Originality, and New Directions -- The Sympathetic Strain: Sterne and Sentimental Fiction -- Narrating the Nation: Leisure, Luxury, and Politeness -- Conclusion: Making the Novel, Reading the Novel.