Why the Novel Matters: A Postmodern Perplex

[T]his collection is interesting and timely, and the attempt of many of the essays to re-establish what their authors usually call a humanistic criticism is a welcome and useful provocation. --Donald Gray

In this series of essays from Novel: A Forum on Fiction, a pantheon of scholars explores the conflict between humanist and posthumanist responses to questions about the novel's relevancy in postmodern times.

Author: Mark Spilka
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 08/22/1990
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.42w x 1.49d
ISBN: 9780253355546