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

By Jago Morrison , Susan Watkins

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2007
ISBN
1403995842, 9781403995841
Open Library ID
OL17210533M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1320337 bytes)
Pages
219\232
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Riven by world wars and cold wars, atrocities and genocides, the twentieth-century was also one of sexual, cultural and ideological revolutions, each inscribed across the fictions it produced. This fascinating new volume re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten groundbreaking texts against the challenges of their milieux, it considers twentieth century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.

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