The Story of the Novel

by George Watson

Book Overview

As George Watson playfully observes, the story is the best thing about a novel. The deliberately ambiguous title of his book reflects the fact that it combines a study of the art of narrative with the history of the novel as a literary form, since its emergence some three centuries ago. Employing a thematic approach, the author moves from one aspect of narrative to another rather than discussing novelists chronologically. The book considers various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718830946
• ISBN13: 9780718830946
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.8"