The Encyclopedia of the Novel
Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature
1. Edition December 2010
1024 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book
Short Description
An advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory, The Encyclopedia of the Novel offers authoritative accounts of the history, terminology, genre and theory of the novel. Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world, formal elements of the novel, subgenres, theoretical problems, and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines. Articles are written by an international cast of scholars, overseen by an advisory board of 37 leading specialists in the field, making this the most authoritative reference resource available on the novel.
An advanced reference resource, The Encyclopedia of the Novel offers authoritative accounts of the history, terminology, genre and theory of the novel, in over 150 articles written by leading scholars in the field
* Part of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature
* Arranged in A-Z format across 2 fully indexed and meticulously cross-referenced volumes, featuring nearly 150 contributors and over 500,000 words
* Written by an international cast of leading scholars, overseen by an Advisory Board of 37 specialists
* Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel (story, plot, character, narrator); technical aspects of the genre (such as realism, narrative structure and style) as well as subgenres, including the bildungsroman and the graphic novel; theoretical problems, like definitions of the novel; and topics in book history and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines
* Online version provides students and researchers with 24/7 access to authoritative reference and powerful searching, browsing and cross-referencing capabilities
* Special introductory price available
Alphabetical List of Entries
List of Entries by Topic
Board of Advisors
Contributors
Introduction
Acknowledgments
The Novel A-L
Volume II
The Novel M-Z
Index of Novelists
General Index
"Edited by Logan (Temple Univ.), a renowned English professor, The Encyclopedia of the Novel is a quality reference tool depicting the novel as a literary genre . . . This is a solid resource for anyone interested in literature and the novel's history and influence. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. " (Choice, July 2011)
"Part of Blackwell Reference Online, the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a database with content from several new stand-alone scholarly literature reference sets. Together, they provide almost 1,000 entries on the history, terminology, genres, and theory of the novel; major writers, works, movements, and genres of twentieth-century British, American, and world fiction; and terms and concepts related to post-1900 literary and cultural theory. The database would be a good investment for libraries that want to acquire the content." (Booklist, 2011)
"These three stand-alone titles work well together; overlapping entries complement rather than duplicate each other. Four planned but as yet unpublished titles in this seven-title series are The Encyclopedia of English Renaissance Literature, The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic, and The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies. It would be nice to see a single cumulative or series index tying all seven together to create the most efficient access method for the serious researcher. Part of the larger series, these first three titles can be purchased separately or all together ... Based on the premise that literature mirrors life, which mirrors the surrounding society and culture, this unique work employs 320 signed articles written by 223 academic contributors at various Anglo-American institutions to connect literature and sociology. Organized in dictionary format within time period and type of theory (social or literary), articles range from two and three-quarters pages ("Abrams, M.H.") to 111/2 pages ("Narrative Theory"). Each entry includes a bibliography. Volumes 1 and 2 cover literary theories between 1900 and 1966 and from 1966 to the present day. Cultural theories appear in Volume 3. See also references incorporating entries in all three volumes, cross-references within the text, and a detailed index ensure easy research access. Overall, the volume editors provide good coverage ... General editor Ryan has authored several books, including Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. BOTTOM LINE: An excellent resource for those attempting to tie literature to the society surrounding it. Recommended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in literature, writing, sociology, and anthropology."
(Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX - of the 3-volume Encyclopedia of the Novel)
Peter Melville Logan is Professor of English at Temple University, USA and Director of the Center for the Humanities at Temple. He specializes in nineteenth-century British literature, critical theory, the history of the novel, and the history of science. He is the author of Victorian Fetishism: Intellectuals and Primitives (2009) and Nerves and Narratives: A Cultural History of Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century British Prose (1997), as well as articles on Victorian popular culture, George Eliot, and Matthew Arnold.
Associate Editors
Olakunle George is Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies at Brown University, USA, where he teaches African literary and cultural studies, Afro-Diasporic cultural criticism, and Anglo-American literary theory. He is the author of Relocating Agency: Modernity and African Letters (2003) and articles in Comparative Literature Studies, Diacritics, Novel: A Forum on Fiction, and Representations.
Susan Hegeman is Associate Professor of English at the University of Florida, USA, where she specializes in twentieth-century American literature, popular culture, cultural history, and critical theory. She is the author of Patterns for America: Modernism and the Concept of Culture (1999) and The Cultural Return (forthcoming 2011).
Efrain Kristal is Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, where he is also Professor of Spanish and French. He is editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel (2005) and Jorge Luis Borges's Poems of the Night (2010), and the author of numerous books and articles on literature, translation studies, and aesthetics.