Description |
viii, 152 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Introduction to the Second Edition -- 1. Introductory Definitions -- 2. The History of the Novel -- 3. Types of Novel -- 4. The Short Story and the Novella -- 5. Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism -- 6. Analysing Fiction. Narrative technique. Character. Plot. Structure. Setting. Theme. Symbol and Image. Speech and Dialogue -- 7. Studying the Novel. How to take notes. What to note. Revision. Essays and Examinations -- 8. Critical Approaches to Fiction. Textual approaches. Generic approaches. Contextual approaches. Biographical approaches. Psychological approaches. Reader-oriented approaches. Feminist approaches. Structuralist, Post-structuralist and Deconstructive approaches |
Analysis |
English fiction Criticism |
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English fiction Criticism |
Notes |
Bibliography: p142-146. - Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1985 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-146) and index |
Subject |
Criticism.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Fiction.
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LC no. |
92016706 |
ISBN |
0340564032 |
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9780340564035 |
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