The True Story of the Novel

The True Story of the Novel
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : 0813524539
ISBN-13 : 9780813524535
Rating : 4/5 (535 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The True Story of the Novel by : Margaret Anne Doody

Download or read book The True Story of the Novel written by Margaret Anne Doody and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An erudite, intelligent and imaginative work of literary scholarship. With vivacity, grace, and wit, Doody traces the history (of the novel) from the ancient novels of Apuleium and Heliodorus through the Renaissance fictions of Boccaccio, Cervantes, and Rabelais to the 'official' birth of the novel in 18th-century England".--BOSTON GLOBE. 39 illustrations.


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