The Cambridge companion to European novelists

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The Cambridge companion to European novelists

Statement of responsibility

edited by Michael Bell

Contributor

• Bell, Michael, 1941-

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Europa
• European fiction -- History and criticism
• Geschichte 1600-2010.
• LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
• Roman
• Romancier

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"A lively and comprehensive account of the whole tradition of European fiction for students and teachers of comparative literature, this volume covers twenty-five of the most significant and influential novelists in Europe from Cervantes to Kundera. Each essay examines an author's use of, and contributions to, the genre and also engages an important aspect of the form, such as its relation to romance or one of its sub-genres, such as the Bildungsroman. Larger theoretical questions are introduced through specific readings of exemplary novels. Taking a broad historical and geographic view, the essays keep in mind the role the novel itself has played in the development of European national identities and in cultural history over the last four centuries. While conveying essential introductory information for new readers, these authoritative essays reflect up-to-date scholarship and also review, and sometimes challenge, conventional accounts"--

Member of

• Cambridge companions to topics

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

809.3

Index

no index present

LC call number

PN3491

LC item number

.C33 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Cambridge companions to topics