The Literary Channel by Margaret Cohen
Defines a transnational literary zone that shaped the development of the modern novel. This book rethinks the genre's evolution as marking the power and limits of modern cultural nationalism. It is suitable for readers interested in the novel's development, British and French cultural history, and extra-national patterns of cultural exchange.
"This book powerfully argues that one can understand the long-term national traditions of the novel only by also understanding the long-term transnationality of the formAs a comparatist work, it intervenes to resituate the novel in the literary history of France and of England, and by doing this it also revises the overall history of the modern western novel. Building from some of the most challenging and valuable recent contributions to thinking about the novel as a modern form, it is at the cutting edge."—Jonathan Arac, Columbia University
"This collection makes important new arguments about the rise and development of the novel in England and France; it adds significantly to our understanding of the relation between national literatures and nation-building in the modern era. Together the essays amply demonstrate the importance of cross-national analysis for literary studies. The book is sure to have a major impact on scholarly discussions of the novel in Europe and America."—Susan Maslan, University of California, Berkeley
"This collection makes important new arguments about the rise and development of the novel in England and France; it adds significantly to our understanding of the relation between national literatures and nation-building in the modern era. Together the essays amply demonstrate the importance of cross-national analysis for literary studies. The book is sure to have a major impact on scholarly discussions of the novel in Europe and America."—Susan Maslan, University of California, Berkeley
Margaret Cohen is Professor of Comparative Literature at New York University and the author of The Sentimental Education of the Novel (see page 58) and Profane Illumination. Carolyn Dever is Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University and the author of Feminism, In Theory and Death and the Mother from Dickens to Freud.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691050027 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691050023 |
| Title | The Literary Channel |
| Author | Margaret Cohen |
| Series | Translation Transnation |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2002-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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