The Poetics of Genre in the Contemporary Novel

by Elana Gomel and Tim Lanzendörfer

The Poetics of Genre in the Contemporary Novel investigates the role of genre in the contemporary novel: taking its departure from the observation that numerous contemporary novelists make use of popular genre influences in what are still widely considered to be literary novels, it sketches the uses, the work, and the value of genre. It suggests the value of a critical look at texts' genre use for an analysis of the contemporary moment. From this,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498517285
• ISBN13: 9781498517287
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"