{"product_id":"dialogue-4","title":"Dialogue","description":"\u003cp\u003eDialogue is a many-sided critical concept; at once an ancient philosophical genre, a formal component of fiction and drama, a model for the relationship of writer and reader, and a theoretical key to the nature of language. In all its forms, it questions ‘literature’, disturbing the singleness and fixity of the written text with the fluid interactivity of conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this clear and concise guide to the multiple significance of the term, Peter Womack:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoutlines the history of dialogue form, looking at Platonic, Renaissance, Enlightenment and Modern examples \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eillustrates the play of dialogue in the many ‘voices’ of the novel, and considers how dialogue works on the stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einterprets the influential dialogic theories of Mikhail Bakhtin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexamines the idea that literary study itself consists of a ‘dialogue’ with the past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epresents a useful glossary and further reading section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical and thought-provoking, this volume is the ideal starting-point for the exploration of this diverse and fascinating literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236186607960,"sku":"9780415329224","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415329224_3d54225a-aac4-47c7-9124-3460a362bf58.jpg?v=1769067942","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dialogue-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}