The Monster In The Mirror: Studies In Nineteenth-Century Realism
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A rigorous work of literary criticism, The Monster In The Mirror: Studies In Nineteenth-Century Realism presents a penetrating examination of the Realist movement that dominated European fiction throughout the 1800s. D.A. Williams argues that the Realist novel, far from offering a transparent window onto society, is a deeply constructed and ideologically charged form — a monster of artifice disguised as faithful representation. Drawing on a range of canonical texts and authors, the volume illustrates how writers such as Balzac, Flaubert, and their contemporaries negotiated the tensions between objective observation and subjective moral vision. Written with scholarly precision yet animated by genuine critical passion, the work challenges readers to reconsider the assumptions underlying literary realism and its claims to truth. It stands as an essential reference for students and scholars of nineteenth-century literature and the history of the novel.
Author: D.A. Williams
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A rigorous work of literary criticism, The Monster In The Mirror: Studies In Nineteenth-Century Realism presents a penetrating examination of the Realist movement that dominated European fiction throughout the 1800s. D.A. Williams argues that the Realist novel, far from offering a transparent window onto society, is a deeply constructed and ideologically charged form — a monster of artifice disguised as faithful representation. Drawing on a range of canonical texts and authors, the volume illustrates how writers such as Balzac, Flaubert, and their contemporaries negotiated the tensions between objective observation and subjective moral vision. Written with scholarly precision yet animated by genuine critical passion, the work challenges readers to reconsider the assumptions underlying literary realism and its claims to truth. It stands as an essential reference for students and scholars of nineteenth-century literature and the history of the novel.