Naturalist Fiction: The Entropic Vision

by David Baguley

Book Overview

This is the first major study of naturalist fiction as a distinct literary genre. The author focuses mainly on French naturalist literature, but also draws examples from other national traditions, particularly from the English novel. Professor Baguley questions many traditional assumptions on important theoretical issues such as the nature of literary history, the concepts of realism and naturalism, and the relations between science and literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521021626
• ISBN13: 9780521021623
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"