{"product_id":"9781119517702","title":"Reading the European Novel to 1900","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReading the Novel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReading the European Novel to 1900\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel R. Schwarz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Schwarz's study is chock full of judicious evaluation of characters, narrative devices, ethical commentary, and helpful information about historical and political contexts including the role of Napoleon, the rise of capitalism, trains, class divisions, transformation of rural life, and the struggle to define human values in a period characterized by debates between and among rationalism, spiritualism, and determinism. One experiences the pleasure of watching a master critic as he re-reads, savors, and passes on his hard-won wisdom about how we as humans read and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Morris,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of English, Purdue University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by one of literature's most esteemed scholars and critics, \u003ci\u003eReading the European Novel to 1900\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and in-depth examination of major works of the European novel from Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote to\u003c\/i\u003e Zola's \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e. In Daniel R. Schwarz's inimitable style, which balances formal and historical criticism in precise, readable prose, this book offers close readings of individual texts with attention to each one's cultural and canonical context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor texts that he discusses: Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e; Stendhal's \u003ci\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Charterhouse of Parma\u003c\/i\u003e; Balzac's \u003ci\u003ePère Goriot\u003c\/i\u003e; Flaubert's \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSentimental Education\u003c\/i\u003e; Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground, Crime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e; Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e; and Zola's \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchwarz examines the history and evolution of the novel during this period and defines each author's aesthetic, cultural, political, and historical significance. Incorporating important pedagogical suggestions and the latest research, this text provides accessible and lucid discussion of the European novel to 1900 for students, teachers, and general readers interested in the evolution of the novelistic form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDANIEL R. SCHWARZ\u003c\/b\u003e is Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University, USA, where he has taught since 1968. He is regarded as  among the world's leading critic scholars of the form, history, and meaning of the novel. He has written  18 books covering a wide variety of subjects from renowned studies of Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Wallace Stevens, and critical theory as well as the Holocaust and New York City culture. In recent years, he is the author of: \u003ci\u003eCrises and Turmoil at the New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (2012; new paperback edition, 2014);  \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2008); \u003ci\u003eReading the Modern British and Irish Novel 1890–1930\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004); \u003ci\u003eHow to Succeed in College and Beyond: The Art of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2016; Mandarin edition, Renmin, 2018); and \u003ci\u003eReading the Modertn European Novel since 1900\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2017). He blogs regularly on the media and higher education for the Huffington Post and has lectured all over the world.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 June 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119517702\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377837994124,"sku":"9781119517702","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119517702_b940a5ed-0274-4f54-9f5d-809ea30d9bf3.jpg?v=1780167088","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119517702","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}