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The Anthology and the Rise of the Novel, first published in 2000, brings together two traditionally antagonistic fields, book history and narrative theory, to c
Novel Definitions
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Categories: Literary Criticism
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Novel Definitions captures the lively critical debate surrounding the invention of the English novel, showing how the rise of the novel was accompanied by a ris
Truth's Ragged Edge
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Categories: Literary Criticism
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From the acclaimed cultural historian Philip F. Gura comes Truth's Ragged Edge, a comprehensive and original history of the American novel's first century. Grou
Loving Literature
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One of the most common—and wounding—misconceptions about literary scholars today is that they simply don’t love books. While those actually working in lit
How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain
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Authors: Leah Price
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How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain asks how our culture came to frown on using books for any purpose other than reading. When did the coffee-table