The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel

Beginningitslifeasthesensationalentertainmentoftheeighteenthcentury,thenovelhasbecomethemajorliterarygenreofmoderntimes.Drawingonhundredsofexamplesoffamousnovelsfromallovertheworld,MarinaMacKayexplorestheessentialaspectsofthenovelanditshistory:wherenovelscamefromandwhywereadthem;howwethinkabouttheirstylesandtechniques,theirpeople,plots,places,andpolitics.Betweenthemainchaptersarelongerreadingsofindividualworks,fromDonQuixotetoMidnight'sChildren.Aglossaryofkeytermsandaguidetofurtherreadingareincluded,makingthisanidealaccompanimenttointroductorycoursesonthenovel.·Writtenwithoutspecialistjargonforundergraduatesbeginningtostudyliterature·Chaptersclearlyorganisedbytopic,withsamplereadingsofimportantnovels·Includesglossaryandguidetofurtherreading