The Resource Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge
Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge
Resource Information
The item Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
-
- "Taking its cue from recent theories of literary geography and fiction, Genealogical Fictions argues that narratives of familial decline shape the history of the modern novel, as well as the novel's relationship to history. Stories of families in crisis, Jobst Welge argues, reflect the experience of historical and social change in regions or nations perceived as "peripheral." Though geographically and temporally diverse, the novels Welge considers all demonstrate a relation among family and national history, genealogical succession, and generational experience, along with social change and modernization. Welge's wide-ranging comparative study focuses on the novels of the late nineteenth century, but it also includes detailed analyses of the pre-Victorian origin of the genealogical-historical novel and the evolution of similar themes in twentieth-century literature. Moving through time, he uncovers often-unsuspected novelistic continuities and international transformations and echoes, from Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, to G. Tomasi di Lampedusa's 1958 book Il Gattopardo.By revealing the "family resemblance" of novels from Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil, this volume shows how genealogical narratives take on special significance in contexts of cultural periphery. Welge links private and public histories, while simultaneously integrating detailed accounts of various literary fields across the globe. In combining theories of the novel, recent discussions of cultural geography, and new approaches to genealogical narratives, Genealogical Fictions addresses a significant part of European and Latin American literary history in which texts from different national cultures illuminate each other in unsuspected ways and reveal the repetition, as well as the variation, among them. This book should be of interest to students and scholars of comparative literature, world literature, and the history and theory of the modern novel"--
- "In this truly comparative study of 19th and 20th-century literature, Jobst Welge argues that there is a "deep structure" to certain novels of this period that centers on the idea of genealogy and family history. Welge examines British, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian novels that share a "genealogical narrative" featuring stories of familial decline. Stories of families in crisis, Welge argues, reflect the experience of historical and social change among groups at the periphery of society. Though geographically and temporally diverse, the novels Welge considers all demonstrate a relation among family and national history, genealogical succession, generational experience, as well as social change and modernization. Welge links private and public histories, and also integrates detailed accounts of various literary fields across the globe. In combining theories of the novel, recent discussions of cultural geography, and new approaches to genealogical narratives, this study addresses a significant part of European (and, partly, Latin American) literary history in which texts from different "national" cultures illuminate each other in unsuspected ways and reveal the repetition, as well as the variation, among them"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 254 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Periphery and Genealogy in the Novel of the Celtic Fringe
- Progress and Pessimism in the Sicilian Family Novel
- National and Genealogical Crisis in Spain
- Nature, Nation, and De-/Regeneration in the Regional Novels of Emilia Pardo Bazan
- The Novel of Portuguese Decline: Dissolution and Disillusion in Eca de Queiros' Os Maias
- Machado de Assis' Esau e Jaco and the Problem of Historical Representation
- The Last of the Line: Regional Genealogies/Geographies
- Death of a Prince, Birth of a Nation: G. Tomasi di Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo
- Epilogue: The Perspective from the End
- Isbn
- 9781421414355
- Label
- Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel
- Title
- Genealogical fictions
- Title remainder
- cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Jobst Welge
- Title variation
-
- Cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel
- Historical change in the modern novel
- Subject
-
- Brazilian fiction
- Brazilian fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Brazilian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Europe
- European fiction
- European fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- European fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Families in literature
- Families in literature
- Genealogy -- Social aspects
- 1800 - 1999
- LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
- Literature and history
- Literature and history
- Social change
- Social change -- Brazil
- Social change -- Europe
- Social change in literature
- Social change in literature
- Genealogy -- Social aspects
- Brazil
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "Taking its cue from recent theories of literary geography and fiction, Genealogical Fictions argues that narratives of familial decline shape the history of the modern novel, as well as the novel's relationship to history. Stories of families in crisis, Jobst Welge argues, reflect the experience of historical and social change in regions or nations perceived as "peripheral." Though geographically and temporally diverse, the novels Welge considers all demonstrate a relation among family and national history, genealogical succession, and generational experience, along with social change and modernization. Welge's wide-ranging comparative study focuses on the novels of the late nineteenth century, but it also includes detailed analyses of the pre-Victorian origin of the genealogical-historical novel and the evolution of similar themes in twentieth-century literature. Moving through time, he uncovers often-unsuspected novelistic continuities and international transformations and echoes, from Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, to G. Tomasi di Lampedusa's 1958 book Il Gattopardo.By revealing the "family resemblance" of novels from Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil, this volume shows how genealogical narratives take on special significance in contexts of cultural periphery. Welge links private and public histories, while simultaneously integrating detailed accounts of various literary fields across the globe. In combining theories of the novel, recent discussions of cultural geography, and new approaches to genealogical narratives, Genealogical Fictions addresses a significant part of European and Latin American literary history in which texts from different national cultures illuminate each other in unsuspected ways and reveal the repetition, as well as the variation, among them. This book should be of interest to students and scholars of comparative literature, world literature, and the history and theory of the modern novel"--
- "In this truly comparative study of 19th and 20th-century literature, Jobst Welge argues that there is a "deep structure" to certain novels of this period that centers on the idea of genealogy and family history. Welge examines British, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian novels that share a "genealogical narrative" featuring stories of familial decline. Stories of families in crisis, Welge argues, reflect the experience of historical and social change among groups at the periphery of society. Though geographically and temporally diverse, the novels Welge considers all demonstrate a relation among family and national history, genealogical succession, generational experience, as well as social change and modernization. Welge links private and public histories, and also integrates detailed accounts of various literary fields across the globe. In combining theories of the novel, recent discussions of cultural geography, and new approaches to genealogical narratives, this study addresses a significant part of European (and, partly, Latin American) literary history in which texts from different "national" cultures illuminate each other in unsuspected ways and reveal the repetition, as well as the variation, among them"--
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Welge, Jobst
- Dewey number
- 809.3/9355
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN3499
- LC item number
- .W45 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- European fiction
- European fiction
- Brazilian fiction
- Brazilian fiction
- Families in literature
- Social change in literature
- Social change
- Social change
- Genealogy
- Literature and history
- LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
- Brazilian fiction
- European fiction
- Families in literature
- Genealogy
- Literature and history
- Social change
- Social change in literature
- Brazil
- Europe
- Label
- Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Periphery and Genealogy in the Novel of the Celtic Fringe -- Progress and Pessimism in the Sicilian Family Novel -- National and Genealogical Crisis in Spain -- Nature, Nation, and De-/Regeneration in the Regional Novels of Emilia Pardo Bazan -- The Novel of Portuguese Decline: Dissolution and Disillusion in Eca de Queiros' Os Maias -- Machado de Assis' Esau e Jaco and the Problem of Historical Representation -- The Last of the Line: Regional Genealogies/Geographies -- Death of a Prince, Birth of a Nation: G. Tomasi di Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo -- Epilogue: The Perspective from the End
- Control code
- 879584120
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781421414355
- Lccn
- 2014011205
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879584120
- Label
- Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Periphery and Genealogy in the Novel of the Celtic Fringe -- Progress and Pessimism in the Sicilian Family Novel -- National and Genealogical Crisis in Spain -- Nature, Nation, and De-/Regeneration in the Regional Novels of Emilia Pardo Bazan -- The Novel of Portuguese Decline: Dissolution and Disillusion in Eca de Queiros' Os Maias -- Machado de Assis' Esau e Jaco and the Problem of Historical Representation -- The Last of the Line: Regional Genealogies/Geographies -- Death of a Prince, Birth of a Nation: G. Tomasi di Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo -- Epilogue: The Perspective from the End
- Control code
- 879584120
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781421414355
- Lccn
- 2014011205
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879584120
Subject
- Brazilian fiction
- Brazilian fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Brazilian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Europe
- European fiction
- European fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- European fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Families in literature
- Families in literature
- Genealogy -- Social aspects
- 1800 - 1999
- LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
- Literature and history
- Literature and history
- Social change
- Social change -- Brazil
- Social change -- Europe
- Social change in literature
- Social change in literature
- Genealogy -- Social aspects
- Brazil
Genre
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Genealogical-fictions--cultural-periphery-and/1iSYiGsisjk/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Genealogical-fictions--cultural-periphery-and/1iSYiGsisjk/">Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Genealogical-fictions--cultural-periphery-and/1iSYiGsisjk/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Genealogical-fictions--cultural-periphery-and/1iSYiGsisjk/">Genealogical fictions : cultural periphery and historical change in the modern novel, Jobst Welge</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
