{"product_id":"9781405100496","title":"The Modern Novel A Short Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Modern Novel\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJesse Matz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to understand and appreciate the more difficult forms of modern fiction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePays attention both to the practice of novel writing and to theoretical debates among novelists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClaims that the novel is as purposeful and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an excellent springboard for classroom discussions of the nature and purpose of modern fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJesse Matz \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor at Kenyon College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Impressionism and Modernist Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and winner of Harvard University's Roslyn Abramson prize for excellence in teaching.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 February 2004\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\u003e9781405100496\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\u003e204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44313004998796,"sku":"9781405100496","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405100496.jpg?v=1780166034","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405100496","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}