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100			_aPavel, Thomas G.
245			_aLives of the novel : a history
260			_bPrinceton University Press _c2015 _aPrinceton
300			_axii, 346 p. _bill. _c25 cm
365			_b25.95 _cUSD _d1842.45
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis is a boldly original history of the novel from ancient Greece to the vibrant world of contemporary fiction. Thomas Pavel argues that the driving force behind the novel's evolution has been a rivalry between stories that idealize human behavior and those that ridicule and condemn it. Impelled by this conflict, the novel moved from depicting strong souls to sensitive hearts and, finally, to enigmatic psyches. Pavel makes his case by analyzing more than a hundred novels from Europe, North and South America, Asia, and beyond. The result is a wide-ranging survey of the novel and a provocative reinterpretation of its development.
650			_aHistory and criticism
650			_aFiction
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