{"product_id":"social-impact-of-the-novel","title":"Social Impact of the Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe novel has proven to be the premier literary form in the exploration of social ideas and protest. This reference guide is unique in providing concise information on 200 landmark novels and their impacts on society throughout history and around the world. The social issues of geographically organized countries are first plotted on a timeline. Each country's novels are then presented chronologically through lucid essays relating the works to their historical contexts and tracing their impact since publication. With an extensive section covering the rich historical tradition of the novel in North America, illuminating essays show how works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e protested specific conditions and evoked tangible changes in American policies and laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume surveys works written in or translated into English from 30 different countries throughout the world, including Senegal's \u003ci\u003eSo Long a Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, Australia's \u003ci\u003ecoonardo\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Chinese novel \u003ci\u003ewaves\u003c\/i\u003e, which attacked Communism and its cultural revolution. Readers will discover fresh insights into familiar European works, such as the plight of poor middle-class women in \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and the exposure of socialist threat to individualism in \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich\u003c\/i\u003e. Teachers using literature for interdisciplinary studies will find this guide helpful in identifying and researching essential works of world literature. Organization of information into four indexes, all keyed to entry numbers, facilitate easy access to specific titles, authors, geography, and issues. This guide can be used to research the development of both contemporary and historical social concerns in specific areas or to compare and contrast the treatment of issues such as feminism in the literature of different cultures. Further suggested readings are provided for each novel, along with a general appendix, Additional Protest Novels to Explore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54219557601624,"sku":"9780313318184","price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/social-impact-of-the-novel","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}