Isbn: 9780801418778 - telling the truth: the theory and practice of documentary fiction (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Barbara Foley here focuses on the relatively neglected genre of documentary fiction: novels that are continually near the borderline between factual and fictive discourse. She links the development of the genre over three centuries to the evolution of capitalism, but her analyses of literary texts depart significantly from those of most current.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the top edge of the pages is lightly foxed. Binding is sturdy. Dust jacket is lightly edge worn and there is a long closed tear on the front flap.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 273 p. ; 23 cm. "Barbara Foley here focuses on the relatively neglected genre of documentary fiction: novels that are continually near the borderline between factual and fictive discourse. She links the development of the genre over three centuries to the evolution of capitalism, but her analyses of literary texts depart significantly from those of most current Marxist critics. Foley maintains that Marxist theory has yet to produce a satisfactory theory of mimesis or of the development of genres, and she addresses such key issues as the problem of reference and the nature of generic distinctions. Among the authors whom Foley treats are Defoe, Scott, George Eliot, Joyce, Isherwood, Dos Passos, William Wells Brown, Ishmael Reed, and Ernest Gaines.".…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 280. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt on spine. ISBN: 0801418771 Some lightly penciled easily erasable notes on some pages, otherwise very good in very good indeed dust jacket.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 280 pages. 6.00x1.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Barbara Foley here focuses on the relatively neglected genre of documentary fiction: novels that are continually near the borderline between factual and fictive discourse. She links the development of the genre over three centuries to the evolution of capit.

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