Technologies of the novel: quantitative data and the evolution of literary systems
Auteur :
Paige, Nicholas D.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108812849
Date de publication :
10 nov. 2022
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
480 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Based on a systematic sampling of French and English novels over more than two centuries, this book sets aside the familiar histories of the genre's so-called 'rise', proposing that the novel is a system whose constant yet patterned flux must be understood in the context of technological evolution more generally.