Challenging prevailing theories that tie the origins of the novel to the ascendancy of "realism" and the "middle class," McKeon argues that this new genre arose in response to the profound instability of literary and social categories. Between 1600 and 1740, momentous changes took place in European attitudes toward truth in narrative and toward virtue in the individual and the social order. The novel emerged, McKeon contends, as a cultural instrument designed to engage the epistemological and social crises of the age.
Challenging prevailing theories that tie the origins of the novel to the ascendancy of "realism" and the "middle class," McKeon argues that this new genre arose in response to the profound instability of literary and social categories. Between 1600 and 1740, momentous changes took place in European attitudes toward truth in narrative and toward virtue in the individual and the social order. The novel emerged, McKeon contends, as a cultural instrument designed to engage the epistemological and social crises of the age.
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The Origins of the English Novel, 1600-1740
560Hardcover(15th Anniversary Edition, with a New Introduction by the Author)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801869952 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 05/22/2002 |
Edition description: | 15th Anniversary Edition, with a New Introduction by the Author |
Pages: | 560 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.55(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |