The art of telling : essays on fiction
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The art of telling : essays on fiction
Harvard University Press, 1983
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780674048287
Description
Kermode assesses the revolutionary transformations in literary criticism over the last fifteen years and places them in historical perspective. Examining novels ranging in scope from a 1907 bestseller to the avant-garde works of various periods, he includes such writers as Conrad, Ford Madox Ford, Michel Butor, and Thomas Pynchon.
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: pbk ISBN 9780674048294
Description
Frank Kermode assesses the revolutionary transformations in literary criticism over the last fifteen years and places them in historical perspective. Examining novels ranging in scope from a 1907 bestseller to the avant-garde works of various periods, he includes such writers as Conrad, Ford Madox Ford, Michel Butor, and Thomas Pynchon.
Table of Contents
Prologue 1. The English Novel,circa 1907 2. Local and Provincial Restrictions 3. The Use of the Codes 4. Recognition and Deception 5. On Reading Novels 6. Secrets and Narrative Sequence 7. Can We Say Absolutely Anything We Like? 8. Institutional Control of Interpretation 9. Instances of Interpretation: Death and Survival Appendix: The Single Correct Interpretation Acknowledgments Index
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