Making the novel
Subtitle: fiction and society in Britain, 1660-1789
By: Brean Hammond & Shaun Regan.
Contributors: Regan, Shaun, 1970-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.