{"product_id":"reading-the-european-novel-to-1900","title":"Reading the European Novel to 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Schwarz's study is chock full of judicious evaluation of characters, narrative devices, ethical commentary, and helpful information about historical and political contexts including the role of Napoleon, the rise of capitalism, trains, class divisions, transformation of rural life, and the struggle to define human values in a period characterized by debates between and among rationalism, spiritualism, and determinism. One experiences the pleasure of watching a master critic as he re-reads, savors, and passes on his hard-won wisdom about how we as humans read and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Morris,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of English, Purdue University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by one of literature's most esteemed scholars and critics, \u003ci\u003eReading the European Novel to 1900\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and in-depth examination of major works of the European novel from Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote to\u003c\/i\u003e Zola's \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e. In Daniel R. Schwarz's inimitable style, which balances formal and historical criticism in precise, readable prose, this book offers close readings of individual texts with attention to each one's cultural and canonical context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor texts that he discusses: Cervantes' \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e; Stendhal's \u003ci\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Charterhouse of Parma\u003c\/i\u003e; Balzac's \u003ci\u003ePère Goriot\u003c\/i\u003e; Flaubert's \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSentimental Education\u003c\/i\u003e; Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eNotes from Underground, Crime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/i\u003e; Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e; and Zola's \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchwarz examines the history and evolution of the novel during this period and defines each author's aesthetic, cultural, political, and historical significance. Incorporating important pedagogical suggestions and the latest research, this text provides accessible and lucid discussion of the European novel to 1900 for students, teachers, and general readers interested in the evolution of the novelistic form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022235029848,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781119517702_f94ea977-8cac-464c-9c4b-5630f9367d1e.jpg?v=1778488273","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reading-the-european-novel-to-1900","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}