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A primer of the novel, for readers and writers, by David Madden

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A primer of the novel, for readers and writers, by David Madden

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-407)

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A primer of the novel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

5447570

Responsibility statement

by David Madden

Sub title

for readers and writers

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Approaches; early narratives; romances; rise of the novel; a definition -- Part I: Types -- Part II: Techniques -- Part III: Close analyses -- Style: The dynamics of style in a key passage of Ernest Hemmingway's The sun also rises -- Theme: Meaning and form in Albert Camus' The stranger -- Structure: Chapter 17 of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights -- Imagery: Wright Morris' In orbit, and unbroken series of poetic gestures -- Time: Time as theme, structure, character, and symbol in William Faulkner's The sound and fury -- Psychological criticism: The paradox of the need for privacy and the need for understanding in Carson McCullers' The heart is a lonely hunter -- Naturalism: Joyce Carol Oates's With shuddering fall -- Experimentation: Juxtaposition in John Hawkes' The cannibal -- The popular novel: James M. Cain's The postman always rings twice -- Vision: Conrad's vision and the hero-witness relationship in Victory, Lord Jim, "Heart of darkness," "Youth," and "The secret sharer."

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