| Reading the Modern British and Irish Novel 1890 - 1930 Contributor(s): Schwarz, Daniel R. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0631226214 ISBN-13: 9780631226215 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $108.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Daniel R. Schwarz has studied and taught the modern British and Irish novel for decades and now brings his impressive erudition and critical acuity to bear in this insightful study of the major authors and novels from 1890--1930. After a compelling introduction outlining his method and a substantial first chapter establishing the intellectual, cultural, and literary contexts in which the modern British and Irish novel was produced, Schwarz turns to powerful and sensitive close reading of modernist masterworks. He shows how Hardy's "Jude the Obscure," Conrad's "Heart of Darkness "and "Lord Jim," Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers" and "The Rainbow," Joyce's "Dubliners" and "Ulysses," Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway" and "To the Lighthouse,""" and Forster's "A Passage to India" form essential components in a modernist cultural tradition which includes the visual arts. In his characteristic lucid and readable style, Schwarz's work takes account of recent developments in theory and cultural studies. His persuasive study will not only be invaluable to students and teachers, but will also be of interest to the general reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 2003026896 |
| Series: Reading the Novel |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.08" W x 9.2" (1.27 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daniel R. Schwarz has studied and taught the modern British novel for decades and now brings his impressive erudition and critical acuity to this insightful study of the major authors and novels of the first half of the twentieth century.
|