Stephen Arata

Linda Dryden

Eric Massie

"Assesses points of convergence between Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad. Extends arguments about the authors' South Seas literature, offering new critiques on the writers' literary histories, writing styles, romance and adventure modes, fictionsof duality, experience in Victorian London, explorations of the human psyche, and fame"--Provided by publisher.

Writers of Transition

Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad

Explores literary responses to the sense of irretrievable decline which marks fin-de-siècle culture.

Identity and Empire

Fictions of Loss in the Victorian Fin de Siècle

J. Paul Hunter

Madigan Haley

Jennifer Wicke

This collection of authoritative essays represents the latest scholarship on topics relating to the themes, movements, and forms of English fiction, while chronicling its development in Britain from the early 18th century to the present day. Comprises cutting-edge research currently being undertaken in the field, incorporating the most salient critical trends and approaches Explores the history, evolution, genres, and narrative elements of the English novel Considers the advancement of various literary forms – including such genres as realism, romance, Gothic, experimental fiction, and adaptation into film Includes coverage of narration, structure, character, and affect; shifts in critical reception to the English novel; and geographies of contemporary English fiction Features contributions from a variety of distinguished and high-profile literary scholars, along with emerging younger critics Includes a comprehensive scholarly bibliography of critical works on and about the novel to aid further reading and research

Stephen Arata

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