Realism, Form, and Representation in the Edwardian Novel: Synthetic Realism
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Cover -- Realism, Form, And Representation In The Edwardian Novel: Synthetic Realism -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Map And The Territory -- New Century, New Realism -- Atomized: A Crisis Of Materialism -- Synthesized: 'not Subjectively Unreal' -- Chapter 1: Joseph Conrad: The Visible Universe -- 'craftsmen As Well As Seers' -- 'multitudinous Tandems': Nostromo -- 'and What Remains?' The Secret Agent -- 'snaring The Invisible Into Shape' -- Chapter 2: May Sinclair: The Finding Of The Absolute -- 'the Reality I Am Looking For' 'reality Itself, Pressed On The Senses': The Divine Fire -- 'victims Of Our Own Metaphors': The Creators -- 'in Touch With The New' -- Chapter 3: Arnold Bennett: What Life Is -- 'wonder In A Hard Hat And A Business Suit' -- 'the Usual Miraculously Transformed By Art Into The Sublime': The Old Wives' Tale -- 'a Flood Of Consciousness': Clayhanger -- 'infantile Realisms' -- Chapter 4: H. G. Wells: More Than History Can Pattern -- 'how It Is Done' -- 'stirring Up The Dregs': Tono-bungay -- 'little Life Circles': Kipps And The History Of Mr Polly -- 'somewhere Between Politics And Literature' Chapter 5: Ford Madox Ford: The Whole Impression -- 'a View Of Life As A Whole?' -- 'won't It Make Everything Different?' A Call -- 'you Don't Tell Me Anything': The Good Soldier -- 'i Didn't Know What To Say' -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index Charlotte Jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates how Edwardian novelists navigated the tension between traditional realism and the emerging pressures of modernist subjectivity. Charlotte Jones, a scholar of early twentieth-century literature, analyzes the formal innovations of key writers to argue that they developed a 'synthetic realism' capable of reconciling material detail with psychological depth. By examining the specific narrative techniques of Conrad, Sinclair, Bennett, Wells, and Ford, the author demonstrates how these writers attempted to capture the totality of experience within a rapidly changing social and intellectual landscape.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the 'synthetic realism' framework applied to Edwardian prose.
- Detailed examinations of major works by Joseph Conrad, May Sinclair, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and Ford Madox Ford.
- Exploration of the transition from Victorian materialism to modernist impressionism.
Scope Limits
- The study focuses exclusively on the Edwardian period and does not extend into high modernism or post-war literature.
- The analysis is limited to the specific authors identified and does not provide a comprehensive survey of all Edwardian novelists.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and students of early twentieth-century literature frequently cite this work for its precise formal analysis of the Edwardian novel. Experts highlight the text as a useful resource for understanding the technical evolution of narrative representation during this transitional period.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0191890499
ISBN-13:
9780191890499
Literary Criticism
Academic
English fiction
Modernism
Edwardian Literature
Literary theory
