Theory of the Novel
Subtitle: A Historical Approach
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: November 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 968
ISBN-13: 9780801863974
Subjects: Literary theory; Novels, other prose & writers; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Semiotics & Theory; Literary Criticism & Collections / Theory; Fiction; History and criticism; Technique
First sentence: IN ASSIGNING THE TERM fiction to the genre of the written word, in which prose tends to become the predominating rhythm, we collide with the view that the real meaning of fiction is falsehood or unreality.