From Fiction To The Novel

Download or read book From Fiction to the Novel written by Geoffrey Day and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1987, this title is a comprehensive study focused on experimental forms in eighteenth-century fiction. It suggests that the eighteenth-century novel is misread because it is judged with the templates of nineteenth and twentieth century versions of ‘the novel’ in mind, rather than as a standalone genre. Looking at works from well-known authors of the time this learned and lively book, gently but precisely undermines a basic category of modern literary understanding.