1st Edition

Textual Communication A Print-Based Theory of the Novel

By Maurice Couturier Copyright 1991
266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1991, Textual Communication examines the character and development of the novel from Richardson to Nabokov in relation to the printing and publishing industry. The book blends literary theory with a historical analysis of communication, carrying the debate on the novel beyond the pioneering work of Booth and Genette, while responding to and taking issue with the writings... Read more
Introduction; 1: The Printing Industry; 2: The Bookhood of the Novel; 3: The Many Births of the Novel; 4: The Modernist Novel; 5: The Postmodernist Novel; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Biography

Maurice Couturier