{"product_id":"the-novel-of-purpose-9780801444807","title":"The Novel of Purpose","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth century, Great Britain and the United States shared a single literary marketplace that linked the reform movements, as well as the literatures, of the two nations. The writings of transatlantic reformers—antislavery, temperance, and...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a work of impressive range and depth, Amanda Claybaugh focuses on the exchanges and reciprocal influences of American and English novelists of the nineteenth century. Several concentric arguments thread through Claybaugh's book, but the most foundational is the contention that English-language print culture in the nineteenth century was above all transnational, bound together by transatlantic reprinting, circulation, and mutual influence. And of all these connective links, social reform, Claybaugh argues, was particularly potent in binding together the two nations and their literatures, functioning as a 'central conduit for these exchanges'.... \u003ci\u003eThe Novel of Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e is densely packed with finely honed arguments and observations, but a few points merit mention. First, Claybaugh's discussion of realism is a refreshing and important contribution to a well-worked-over field. With admirable poise, she offers a precise and clear definition of realism, distinguishes Anglo-American from continental realism, and charts the complicated history of realist criticism over the last several decades.... \u003ci\u003eThe Novel of Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e is well written, impressively researched, and wide ranging. Claybaugh offers an important and long overdue analysis of this novelistic genre, and her book deserves to rank among the finest recent contributions to transnational literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-SHGAPE, H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Novel of Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the study of nineteenth-century literature on both sides of the Atlantic—one, moreover, that provides innovative and timely insight into the complex relationship between aesthetic production and political engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e * Novel: A Forum on Fiction *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405130309975,"sku":"9780801444807","price":53.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801444807.jpg?v=1730488805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-novel-of-purpose-9780801444807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}