
Value of the Novel
by Peter Boxall
Fiction, history and criticismFictionHistory and criticismHistorySocial aspects
Offers a reappraisal of the ethical, political, and literary value of the novel and its importance in both literature and criticism. Explores how the formal properties of the novel allow us to imagine the worlds in which we live, showing how central fiction is to our idea of the world.
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Book data: Open Library