Samuel Richardson and the Dramatic Novel

By Ira Konigsberg

Book Overview

Samuel Richardson, the founder of the modern English novel, gave shape to a previously unformed literary genre. Instrumental in the development of this new art form, Ira Konigsberg contends, is the influence of the drama. Although scholars have long suspected the influence of drama on Richardson's writing, this is the first study to examine it in detail. In such matters as material, technique, and structure, Konigsberg seeks to show that Richardson found his precedents in Restoration and early

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813153530
• ISBN13: 9780813153537
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher