{"product_id":"studying-the-novel-9781350171077","title":"Studying the Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsistently praised for its readability and scholarship, \u003ci\u003eStudying the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal undergraduate companion to the study of the novel and shorter fiction. Revised throughout to reflect the profound impact of e-reading and digital resources on the writing, reading, and analysis of fiction, the eighth edition includes a new chapter on popular fiction that covers children's fiction, horror and the gothic, science fiction, the detective story, the comic novel, and the graphic novel. The chapter on World Literature has been expanded to include sections on fiction and apartheid, and the fiction of disability, and information on electronic resources has been thoroughly updated.Providing a complete guide to the study of prose fiction in one reader-friendly volume, the book covers: -        The history and diversity of the novel, from early ancestors to new electronic forms-        The novel, the novella, and the short story-        Realism, modernism, and postmodernism-        Ana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eStudying the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is markedly the product of a life time of teaching and sustained reflection on the novel. It takes the reader from the basics of character, action, plot through to recent developments in critical approaches to the novel – narratological, textual, contextual, ideological; and from the ancestors of the novel through to world literature via computer games, interactive fiction and hypertext fiction. For this new edition, Hawthorn has added a new chapter on popular fiction (including children’s fiction and the graphic novel) and new sections on the novel and disability and the novel and apartheid.  \u003ci\u003eStudying the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is written with Hawthorn’s usual clarity and intelligence: it manages to provide helpful guidance for those just starting into the serious study of the novel (including ‘How to take Notes’ and ‘Using Critics’), while remaining constantly thought-provoking for the more experienced student of fiction. It is appropriately aware of its own imagined reader, and richly furnished with a range of illustrative fictional examples. It is essential reading for anybody setting out to think critically about the novel, and the ‘topics for discussion’ after each chapter make this a very useful teaching tool. * Robert Hampson, University of London, UK *\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding overview of key issues in prose fiction, \u003ci\u003eStudying the Novel \u003c\/i\u003ecovers a wide range of technical information with an approachable blend of clarity, sophistication, and concision.  Examples from across centuries and cultures include important canonical works along with an expanded presentation of voices and concepts in World Literature and popular genres. Hawthorn’s efficient survey of historical, formal, and critical approaches is especially useful for teaching, and the material on versions, adaptations, and translations, as well as the challenges and opportunities of digital media, provide students with a lexicon to articulate the impact of shifting generic grounds. This is a teaching resource I’ll be turning to time and again. * Jana M. Giles, University of Louisiana at Monroe, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Introduction to the eighth edition  \u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Fiction and the novel\u003c\/b\u003e              The universality and the distinctiveness of fiction             Fiction, play, fantasy             Imaginary characters and real life             Prose             Narrative             Characters, action, plot             Novel, short story, novella \u003cb\u003e Chapter 2 History, genre, culture\u003c\/b\u003e              When was the novel born?             Ancestors and close relations             Novel and romance             Life and pattern             The ‘rise of the novel’ \u003cb\u003e Chapter 3 Shorter fiction\u003c\/b\u003e              The short story             The novella \u003cb\u003e Chapter 4 Realism, modernism, postmodernism – and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e              Realism             Modernism             Postmodernism             The electronic revolution  \u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Popular fiction\u003c\/b\u003e              Genre, the canon, and the popular             Fiction for children             The fiction of horror: ghosts and the gothic             Science fiction             The detective story             The spy thriller             The comic novel             The graphic novel \u003cb\u003e Chapter 6 Analysing fiction \u003c\/b\u003e             Prose fiction and formal analysis             Narrative technique             Character             Plot             Structure             Setting             Theme             Symbol and image             Speech and dialogue \u003cb\u003e Chapter 7 Studying the novel\u003c\/b\u003e              Studying the novel in the digital age             Reading, responding, criticizing             How to take notes             Using critics             Using computers             Revision \/ review             Essays and examinations  \u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Critical approaches to fiction\u003c\/b\u003e              Categorizing criticism             Narratology: structuralist and rhetorical             The literary critical tradition             Textual approaches             Contextual approaches             Ideological approaches  \u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Versions, adaptations, translations\u003c\/b\u003e              Versions             Adaptations             Translations \u003cb\u003e Chapter 10 World literature and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e              World literature             For whom does the novel speak today?             Fiction, truth, and (recent) history             The fiction of disability  Timeline of the novel  Glossary of terms  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019632640343,"sku":"9781350171077","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350171077.jpg?v=1750780847","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studying-the-novel-9781350171077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}