The Novel: An Introduction

This is an engaging introduction to the novel and narrative theory that will deepen readers' understanding and enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of this popular genre.

• Provides readers with the critical tools to become expert narratologists and more insightful readers
• Reflects on the rise of world literature, with examples drawn from Spanish, French, Italian, German, Scandinavian, and Russian novels for analysis or illustration, as well as works from English and American literature
• Featured topics include the handling of space and time in the novel, narrative situations, literary symbols, and gendering

Content:
Chapter 1 Beginnings: What Do You Expect? (pages 1–27):
Chapter 2 The Modern European Novel: Predecessors, Origins, Conventions, Sub?Genres (pages 28–63):
Chapter 3 The Object of Every Analysis: The How of the What (Discourse and Story) (pages 64–75):
Chapter 4 Time (pages 76–96):
Chapter 5 Characters (pages 97–112):
Chapter 6 Teutonic Rosette or Gallic Taxonomy? Identifying the Narrative Situation (pages 113–196):
Chapter 7 Multiperspectivity, Unreliability, and the Impossibility of Editing Out the Gender Aspect (pages 197–227):
Chapter 8 Now You See It, Now You Don't: Symbolism and Space (pages 228–241):
Chapter 9 The End of the Novel and the Future of an Illusion (pages 242–261):