New Directions in Book History: Forms, Ideas, Commodities

Lanzendörfer, Tim; Norrick-Rühl, Corinna

The Novel as Network: Forms, Ideas, Commodities engages with the contemporary Anglophone novel and its derivatives and by-products such as graphic novels, comics, podcasts, and Quality TV. This collection investigates the meaning of the novel in the larger system of contemporary media production and (post-)print culture, viewing the novel through the lens of actor network theory as a node in the novel network. Chapters underscore the deep interconnection between all the aspects of the novel, between the novel as a (literary) form, as an idea, and as a commodity. Bringing together experts from American, British, and Postcolonial Studies, as well as Book, Publishing, and Media Studies, this collection offers a new vantage point to view the novel in its multifaceted expressions today.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2020-09-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030534080

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53409-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 327