【简介】

Studying the Novel (seventh Edition)

Consistently praised for its readability and scholarship, Studying the Novel has proved the ideal undergraduate companion to the study of the novel and shorter fiction. Updated throughout to reflect the profound impact of e-reading and digital resources on the writing, reading, and analysis of fiction, the seventh edition includes a wide range of international examples in response to the expanding field of World Literature, along with coverage of new critical theories from rhetorical narratology to Thing Theory.

Providing a complete guide to the study of prose fiction in one reader-friendly volume, the book covers:

■The history and diversity of the novel, from early ancestors to new electronic forms
■The novel, the novella, and the short story
■Realism, modernism, and postmodernism
■Analyzing fiction: narrative, character, structure, theme, and dialogue
■Critical approaches to studying the novel
■Practical guidance on textual analysis, the choice and use of criticism, electronic resources, and essay writing
■Film and TV adaptations, and reading novels in translation

Generous cross-referencing, chapter summaries, study questions, and an annotated bibliography allow readers to find information quickly and to pursue topics further. Terms and concepts such as "perspective and voice," symbol and image, and Free Indirect Discourse are illustrated by examples from specific works of fiction.

Jeremy Hawthorn is Emeritus Professor of British Literature at the Norwegia University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

【出版说明】

近年来,英语语言文学专业在呼吁人文化转型的同时,也重视研究型人才的培养,鼓励学生在大量阅读的基础上,展开学术探索。上海外语教育出版社从英国Bloomsbury出版社引进的“文学研习丛书”正是一套旨在引领读者从基础“学习”迈向深入“研究”的学术读物。

丛书突出学术,兼顾普及,精选文学、戏剧诗歌、小说、电影等热点主题,更贴合现代读者的阅读兴趣。作者们用简明晓畅的语言、丰富多样的实例,提供一系列方法指引,指导读者在熟谙作品的基础上,从学术的视角切入,在文学文艺领域展开进一步研究。丛书在内容编排上
也颇具苦心,有的在正文后附上Glossary(术语汇总),有的详细列出建议读者研读的Further Reading(延伸阅读),有的则在参考书目中特别用星号标出特别建议阅读的书目,使丛书兼具可读性和实用性。

希望丛书的出版,既能满足对文学文艺研究感兴趣的读者的阅读需求,也能为当下大学生的学术发展指引方向,提升其人文素养,培养其思辨精神。    

【Contents】

Introduction to the Seventh Edition

 1 Fiction and the Novel

 The universality and the distinctiveness of fiction
 Fiction, play, fantasy
 Imaginary characters and real life
 Prose
 Narrative
 Characters, action, plot
 Novel, short story, novella

 2 History, Genre, Culture

 When was the novel born?
 Ancestors and close relations
 Novel and romance
 Life and pattern
 The"rise of the novel"

 3 Shorter Fiction

 The short story
 The novella

 4 Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism and Beyond
 Realism
 Modernism
 Postmodernism
 The electronic revolution

 5 Analyzing Fiction
 Prose fiction and formal analysis
 Narrative technique
 Character
 Plot
 Structure
 Setting
 Theme
 Symbol and image
 Speech and dialogue

 6 Studying the Novel

 Studying the novel in the digital age
 Reading, responding, criticizing
 How to take notes
 Using critics
 Using computers
 Revision/review
 Essays and examinations

 7 Versions, Adaptations, Translations
 Versions
 Adaptations
 Translations

 8 Critical Approaches to Fiction

 Courses and approaches
 Categorizing criticism
 Narratology. Structuralist and rhetorical
 The literary critical tradition
 Textual approaches
 Contextual approaches
 Ideological approaches

 9 World Literature and Fiction

 World Literature
 For whom does the novel speak today?
 Fiction, truth, and (recent)history

Timeline of the Novel
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index