Psychic Connection and the Twentieth-Century British Novel
Psychic Connection and the Twentieth-Century British Novel
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Summary
Contends that the twentieth century novel’s approach to character fundamentally shifted in response to contemporaneous theories of psychic connection
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Psychic Connection and the Twentieth-Century British Novel by Mark Taylor
Criticism of the novel routinely starts with the assumption that characters must think, develop and strive for self-fulfilment as individuals. This book challenges the paradigm that individualism is innate to the novel as a medium. It describes how major writers throughout the twentieth century – many convinced by the supposed findings of parapsychology – rejected the idea of the discrete character. Treating the self as porous, they offered novels structured around the development of communities and ideas rather than individuals. By focusing on D. H. Lawrence, Olaf Stapledon, Aldous Huxley and Doris Lessing, Mark Taylor demonstrates the need to broaden our approach to character when addressing the novel of the twentieth century and beyond.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781399524483 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399524488 |
| Title | Psychic Connection and the Twentieth-Century British Novel |
| Author | Mark Taylor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2024-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |