{"product_id":"9781405159517","title":"Novel Characters A Genealogy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNovel Characters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Genealogy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaria DiBattista\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNovel Characters\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating and in-depth history of the novelistic character from the “birth of the novel” in \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, through the great canonical works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to the most influential international novels of the present day   \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn original study which offers a unique approach to thinking about and discussing character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes extensive reference to both traditional and more recent and specialized academic studies of the novel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a critical vocabulary for understanding how the novelistic conception of character has changed over time.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a broad range of novels, cultures, and periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromotes discussion of how different cultures and times think about human identity, and how the concept of what a character is has changed over time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMaria DiBattista\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Princeton University; she has written extensively on modern literature, popular and pulp fiction, and film. Her books include \u003ci\u003eFirst Love: The Affections of Modern Fiction (1991)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Talking Dames\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eImagining Virginia Woolf: An Experiment in Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 October 2010\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\u003e9781405159517\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\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315357085836,"sku":"9781405159517","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405159517.jpg?v=1780109666","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405159517","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}