Scandalous Fictions : The Twentieth-Century Novel in the Public Sphere /

This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between lic...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Morrison, Jago (Editor), Watkins, Susan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Summary:This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 219 pages)
ISBN:9780230287846
DOI:10.1057/9780230287846