The Novel & Revolution
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the volatile crossroads where radical politics meets the power of narrative fiction, The Novel & Revolution presents a rigorous and compelling examination of the relationship between the novel as a literary form and the forces of revolutionary social change. Alan Swingewood argues that the rise of the novel is inextricably bound to the tumultuous shifts in bourgeois society, tracing how writers from the eighteenth century onward wielded fiction as both a mirror and a weapon against the established order. Drawing on a rich tapestry of European and Russian literature, the work chronicles the way novelists responded to, shaped, and were themselves shaped by the revolutionary currents of their era. Swingewood's analytical approach is grounded in a Marxist sociological framework, yet his prose remains lucid and accessible, making this an indispensable text for students of both literature and social theory. He illustrates how canonical works are never neutral cultural artefacts but are instead dynamic sites of ideological struggle, insisting that form itself carries political consequence. The cover's bold constructivist imagery — a direct nod to post-revolutionary Soviet aesthetics — is no accident; it signals a work that dares to ask whether the novel can truly serve revolution, or whether its very structure betrays it.
Author: Alan Swingewood
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the volatile crossroads where radical politics meets the power of narrative fiction, The Novel & Revolution presents a rigorous and compelling examination of the relationship between the novel as a literary form and the forces of revolutionary social change. Alan Swingewood argues that the rise of the novel is inextricably bound to the tumultuous shifts in bourgeois society, tracing how writers from the eighteenth century onward wielded fiction as both a mirror and a weapon against the established order. Drawing on a rich tapestry of European and Russian literature, the work chronicles the way novelists responded to, shaped, and were themselves shaped by the revolutionary currents of their era. Swingewood's analytical approach is grounded in a Marxist sociological framework, yet his prose remains lucid and accessible, making this an indispensable text for students of both literature and social theory. He illustrates how canonical works are never neutral cultural artefacts but are instead dynamic sites of ideological struggle, insisting that form itself carries political consequence. The cover's bold constructivist imagery — a direct nod to post-revolutionary Soviet aesthetics — is no accident; it signals a work that dares to ask whether the novel can truly serve revolution, or whether its very structure betrays it.