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In France between 1641 and 1782 the romance developed into the novel. Mr. Showalter's intensive study of the novel, particularly during the critical period 1700-1720, shows that an important movement toward nineteenth century realism was taking place. To trace this development the author has selected five phenomena--time, space, names, money, and t



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*I. Romans, Romances, Nouvelles, and Novels, pg. 11*II. Purposes of the Novel, pg. 38*III. Techniques of Realism in Early Fiction, pg. 67*IV. Robert Challe's Les lllustres Francoises, pg. 196*V. The Individual Against Society in the Eighteenth- Century French Novel, pg. 262*VI. The Emergence of the Novel, pg. 348*Index, pg. 353

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691619521, 978-0691619521
      ISBN10: 0691619522

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In France between 1641 and 1782 the romance developed into the novel. Mr. Showalter's intensive study of the novel, particularly during the critical period 1700-1720, shows that an important movement toward nineteenth century realism was taking place. To trace this development the author has selected five phenomena--time, space, names, money, and t



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*I. Romans, Romances, Nouvelles, and Novels, pg. 11*II. Purposes of the Novel, pg. 38*III. Techniques of Realism in Early Fiction, pg. 67*IV. Robert Challe's Les lllustres Francoises, pg. 196*V. The Individual Against Society in the Eighteenth- Century French Novel, pg. 262*VI. The Emergence of the Novel, pg. 348*Index, pg. 353

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