Form and Function in the Diary Novel

TRAMA

A study of novels written in the form of diaries. Some 75 fictional diarists are followed, with examples ranging from light-hearted works to those of Nobel prize-winners like Sartre and Golding, which the author uses to illustrate the versatility of this literary form.

SOMMARIO

Definitions; history and evolution; mimetics; verisimilitude; parody; the character of the diarist.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781349102112
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XII, 198 p.
• Pagine Arabe: 198
• Pagine Romane: xii