Writing the great house: transformations of a topos across world english fiction
Auteur :
Rody, Caroline
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198998761
Date de publication :
27 août 2026
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Writing the Great House shows the familiar, beloved trope of the great house in fiction continually reinvented as it crosses world literatures, illustrating any people's sense of the "house" that is their nation. Its three parts contrast the revered house of English literature with the despised house in fiction by Americans.