Critical Theory And The Novel: Mass Society And Cultural Criticism In Dickens, Melville, And Kafka (Writing)

A study of the historical origins of cultural criticism in the novel since the mid-19th century, using the critical theory of the Frankfurt School to declare the critical force of mass culture as crucial to the making of the modern novel. Discusses how mass audiences and politics presented problems to major novelists and how they responded in their writings and lives. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

• | Author: David Suchoff, David Bruce Suchoff
• | Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• | Publication Date: May 11, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 236 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Literary Criticism
• | ISBN-10: 0299140849
• | ISBN-13: 9780299140847