{"product_id":"9781405135771","title":"Adventures in Realism","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConcise Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAdventures in Realism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Realism\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises 16 newly-commissioned essays written by a distinguished group of contributors, including Slavoj Zizek and Frederic Jameson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the historical, cultural, intellectual, and literary contexts necessary to understand developments in realism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the artistic mediums and technologies such as painting and film that have helped shape the way we perceive reality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores literary and pictorial sub-genres, such as naturalism and socialist realism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a brief bibliography and suggestions for further reading at the end of each section\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature in the Department of English at University College, London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUtopia Ltd.: Ideologies of Social Dreaming in England 1870-1900\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and has edited Edward Bellamy's \u003ci\u003eLooking Backward\u003c\/i\u003e for Oxford World's Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2007\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\u003e9781405135771\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\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\u003e20.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315475017868,"sku":"9781405135771","price":118.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405135771.jpg?v=1780113800","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405135771","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}