Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1968 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. (8) 142 pp. First Edition, 1968. Not Price Clipped. Lightly rubbed edges of spine dj. Only the faintest wear to boards, else, Pristine. No markings, tight binding, pages clean and white. 6.25" x 9.5". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. acknowledgments, introduction, I. Novelist & Critic of the Drama; II. Maidens & Libertines; III. Sentimental Literature & Static Sensibility; IV. The Tragedy of Clarissa; V. The Dramatic Novel; notes, index. "By this synthesis of the modes of drama with those of earlier fiction, Richardson gave new life and shape to the Englush novel, creating an art form that would be later developed by Jane Austen, Henry James, and James Joyce." from the jacket flap..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005290
Title: Samuel Richardson & the Dramatic Novel
Author: Konigsberg, Ira
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Kentucky Press
Place of Publication: Lexington
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM ENGLISH NOVELISTS THE DRAMATIC NOVEL CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION
Bookseller catalogs: LITERARY CRITICISM;
Size: Octavo

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