The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts Paperback - 1994
by David Lodge
From Jane Austen to Paul Auster, irony to magical realism, the novelist's art is revealed in an entertaining and enlightening book for readers and writers--from the author of Nice Work. Here are 50 of David Lodge's articles from the acclaimed series that engaged and delighted readers of The Washington Post and the London Independent.
Summary
The art of fiction is considered under a wide range of headings, such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Time-shift, Magical Realism and Symbolism, and each topic is illustrated by a passage or two taken from classic or modern fiction. Drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James and Martin Amis, Jane Austen and Fay Weldon and Henry Fielding and James Joyce, David Lodge makes accessible to the general reader the richness and variety of British and American fiction. Technical terms, such as Interior Monologue, Metafiction, Intertextuality and the Unreliable Narrator, are lucidly explained and their application demonstrated.
Bringing to criticism the verve and humour of his own novels, David Lodge has provided essential reading for students of literature, aspirant writers, and anyone who wishes to understand how literature works.
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Even Thetis, dipping her mortal boy In Styx, dreaming of armoring him Against both worlds, gripping her joy In fatal fingers, allowed the dim Danger of her handhold on his heel.
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- Title The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts
- Author David Lodge
- Binding Paperback
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- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, London
- Date July 1, 1994
- ISBN 9780140174922 / 0140174923
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.13 x 0.62 in (19.61 x 13.03 x 1.57 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Criticism - Terminology, Fiction - Technique
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.009
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