Partisan Politics, Narrative Realism, and the Rise of the British Novel

Carnell, R.

This book considers why narrative realism in literature is seen as a 'full account' of 'real life' and the individual self. Unconventionally, Carnell shows that the formal conventions of narrative realism emerged in the seventeenth century in response to an explosion of partisan writings that put into play competing versions of political selfhood.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-06-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349531714

DOI: 10.1057/9781403983541

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 226