Novel-poetry : the shape of the real and the problem of form /

'Novel-Poetry' examines the verse-novel - a hybrid genre that emerged in the middle decades of Britain's nineteenth century - to make a larger claim about the nature of genre and formal structures for time, action, and identity that cross genres. The volume uncovers trajectories of li...

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Main Authors: Allen, Emily, 1964- (Author), Felluga, Dino Franco, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Novel-Poetry' examines the verse-novel - a hybrid genre that emerged in the middle decades of Britain's nineteenth century - to make a larger claim about the nature of genre and formal structures for time, action, and identity that cross genres. The volume uncovers trajectories of literary influence that structure our approach to literature and affect how we shape our lives, lives which are often constrained by cause-and-effect and narrative-driven ways of approaching time and possibility.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198929239
0198929234