The Language of Fiction: Essays in Criticism and Verbal Analysis of the English Novel

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David Lodge

The Language of Fiction

Essays in Criticism and Verbal Analysis of the English Novel

David Lodge

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Routledge
12 September 2002

Philosophy of language; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Series: Routledge Classics

Language of Fiction was the first book of criticism by the renowned novelist and critic David Lodge. His uniquely informed perspective - he was already the author of three successful novels at the time of its first publication in 1966 - and lucid exposition meant that the work proved a landmark of literary criticism, not least because it succeeded in communicating a radically new vision of English literature to a readership that reached well beyond the bounds of the academy. Now reissued with a new foreword, this major work from the pen of one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.

By: David Lodge
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780415290036
ISBN 10: 0415290031
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 12 September 2002
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Lodge (1935-). Novelist and critic, whose many publications include Small World and Nice Work, both shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Reviews for The Language of Fiction: Essays in Criticism and Verbal Analysis of the English Novel

'Perhaps because he is a good novelist himself, Mr Lodge's subjection of various writers to detailed linguistic analysis is illuminating and exciting.' - Daily Telegraph 'Perhaps because he is a good novelist himself, Mr Lodge's sujection of various writers to detailed linguistic analysis is illuminating and exciting.' - Daily Telegraph 'Something of a milestone in English criticism ... an important addition to English critical writing about the genre of the novel' - Tony Tanner, The Modern Language Review '... in many ways the most interesting of recent books on the novel, knowledgeable and closely argued.' - William Righter, The Listener 'readable, sensitive, perceptive' - Robert Scholes, Contemporary Literature