Consistently praised for its readability and scholarship, Studying
the Novel is the ideal undergraduate companion to the study of the
novel and shorter fiction. Revised throughout to reflect the
profound impact of e-reading and digital resources on the writing,
reading, and analysis of fiction, the eighth edition includes a new
chapter on popular fiction that covers children's fiction, horror
and the gothic, science fiction, the detective story, the comic
novel, and the graphic novel. The chapter on World Literature has
been expanded to include sections on fiction and apartheid, and the
fiction of disability, and information on electronic resources has
been thoroughly updated. Providing a complete guide to the study of
prose fiction in one reader-friendly volume, the book covers: - The
history and diversity of the novel, from early ancestors to new
electronic forms - The novel, the novella, and the short story -
Realism, modernism, and postmodernism - Analysing fiction:
narrators, character, structure, theme, and dialogue - Popular
fiction - Critical approaches to studying the novel - Practical
guidance on textual analysis, the choice and use of criticism,
electronic resources, and essay writing - Film and TV adaptations,
and reading novels in translation - World literature Comprehensive
cross-referencing allows readers to locate information quickly.
Technical terms and concepts such as 'perspective and voice',
symbol and image, Free Indirect Discourse, and many others are all
explained with the help of examples from a wide range of fictional
works. A Glossary provides additional explanations of terms and
concepts the student is likely to encounter, and each chapter
concludes with a set of study questions.
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