Argument and Audience by Kenneth Brodabahm
The Sense of a Beginning is the first comprehensive exploration of the openings of novels. With a title that deliberately echoes Frank Kermode's famous book on endings, the book addresses the formal challenge of opening lines, especially in modernism, and illustrates their significance to both literary creation and literary criticism. Niels Buch Leander's approach is wide-ranging, examining how beginnings in fiction relate to beginnings in nature, how they work from a formal and narrative point of view, how modernist self-awareness plays out in openings, and how openings have altered criticism itself through intertextuality. Drawing on examples from D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Paul Valery, and more, as well as appraisals by critics like Roland Barthes and Edward Said, Leander fills a truly surprising gap in literary scholarship.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780972054133 |
| ISBN 10 | 0972054138 |
| Title | Argument and Audience |
| Author | Kenneth Brodabahm |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | International Debate Education Association |
| Year published | 2004-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |