Steven Moore

Winner of the Christian Gauss Award for excellence in literary scholarship from the Phi Beta Kappa Society Having excavated the world's earliest novels in his previous book, literary historian Steven Moore explores in this sequel the remarkable flowering of the novel between the years 1600 and 1800--from Don Quixote to America's first big novel, an homage to Cervantes entitled Modern Chivalry. This is the period of such classic novels as Tom Jones, Candide, and Dangerous Liaisons, but beyond the dozen or so recognized classics there are hundreds of other interesting novels that appeared then, known only to specialists: Spanish picaresques, French heroic romances, massive Chinese novels, Japanese graphic novels, eccentric English novels, and the earliest American novels. These minor novels are not only interesting in their own right, but also provide the context needed to appreciate why the major novels were major breakthroughs. The novel experienced an explosive growth spurt during these centuries as novelists experimented with different forms and genres: epistolary novels, romances, Gothic thrillers, novels in verse, parodies, science fiction, episodic road trips, and family sagas, along with quirky, unclassifiable experiments in fiction that resemble contemporary, avant-garde works. As in his previous volume, Moore privileges the innovators and outriders, those who kept the novel novel. In the most comprehensive history of this period ever written, Moore examines over 400 novels from around the world in a lively style that is as entertaining as it is informative. Though written for a general audience, The Novel, An Alternative History also provides the scholarly apparatus required by the serious student of the period. This sequel, like its predecessor, is a "zestfully encyclopedic, avidly opinionated, and dazzlingly fresh history of the most 'elastic' of literary forms" (Booklist).

The Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800

Beginnings to 1600

Novel: An Alternative History

A Fan's Notes

Alexander Theroux

A collection of reviews and essays on the 20th century s most important innovative fiction writers."

Reviews and Essays

My Back Pages

William Gaddis

A collection of definitive letters by the National Book Award-winning author of J R and A Frolic of His Own shares insights into his boarding-school education, his years in Mexico and other countries, his struggles with family life and the factors that influenced his acclaimed novels.

Letters of William Gaddis

A Memoir

Dalkey Days

an Alternative History, 1600-1800

Novel

The king and queen of Felsen are killed during a coup and Prince Logan escapes with the help of Tearjon, the court historian. Now they must stay ahead of the soldiers and mercenaries who track them. It is a magical and exciting world the young prince (now king) must survive as he and those who have sworn to protect him begin their quest to take back the lost crown.

The Lost Crown

Gnome Legends

This is an easy to read TRUE story of a 3 Phase Intermittent Fasting program took me from certain death to Happy and Healthy. From a Round Body to a Straight Body. Includes Personal photos of my journey along the way, the food options and my opinion on exercise etc. This is a motivational "How to" and "How I did it" story to help you see rewards. Now that I'm 126lbs lighter, I want to share the steps that got me there. Please enjoy the process. It will change your life. This is no ordinary diet book. Will serve great purpose to those that are obese, diabetic, unhealthy or just looking for a way to boost your energy.

The 3 Phase Intermittent Fasting Plan That Saved My Life

Round Body Straight Body

Alejandro Echavez

Theodore Thumbs and the Yellow Balloon

An annotated Bibliography of secondary Materials,1905-1955

An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials, 1905-1995

Ronald Firbank

Dyslexic Font

Theodore Thumbs and the Yellow Balloon Dyslexic Edition

An Anthology

Vampire in Verse

In 1989, Steven Moore published the first scholarly study of all three of William Gaddis's novels and since then it has been generally regarded as the best book on this difficult but major writer's work. This revised and expanded edition includes new chapters on the novels Gaddis published after 1989, the National Book Award-winning A Frolic of His Own and the posthumous novella Agape Agape, along with updated introductory and concluding chapters. This introduction offers a clear discussion of all five of Gaddis's novels, providing essential biographical information, two chapters each on his most significant novels, The Recognitions and J R, and a chapter each devoted to his later three novels. A concluding chapter locates his place in American literature and notes his influence on younger writers. Each chapter focuses on the main themes of each novel and discusses the literary techniques Gaddis deployed to dramatize those themes. Since Gaddis is an erudite, allusive novelist, Moore clarifies his references and explains how they enhance his themes. -- Amazon.com.

W. M. Spackman

The Complete Essays of W. M. Spackman

On the Decay of Criticism

A Reader's Guide to William Gaddis's The Recognitions

Jack Green

A rerelease of a classic satirical work uses the reception of William Gaddis's 1955 The Recognitions as a case study to argue that the book-review media is an inaccurate and prejudiced system that favors safe and predictable books over works that challenge conventional literary expectations. Reprint.

Fire the Bastards!

England. 1960s. A cold, harsh autumn. On an isolated island, an abusive man forces his wife to run for her life. Their son Tristan, young and afraid, also flees the island and sets out into the world to escape his demons and find his mother. Hitchhiking beneath the backdrop of a wild and loveless November, Tristan encounters every possible character, from the genuinely kind to the inherently wicked. Beaten, robbed and stripped of even hope, Tristan finds himself on the gritty streets of London's East End, where everything he thought he knew about life starts to shatter and crumble around him. With all hope seemingly lost, a young boy even questions the futility of life itself. But when he learns that there are others who share his torment and understand his pain, can Tristan find the courage to make it through his darkest hours? Tristan's tale is a grim exploration into his own conscience. As he discovers the unique ability of humans to do such heinous things both to themselves and to one another, it's all he can do to keep control as his passage of internal discovery takes one dark turn after another and sends him to the edge.

I Have Lived Today

One lethal storm. One deadly criminal. One ancient code. Expedition leader Hiram Kane is in Japan when the storm of the century hits. He joins the rescue mission as flash floods cause chaos, death and destruction. Yakuza boss Katashi Goto is retiring from the mob. Before he does, there is one more thing to achieve: revenge over a centuries old enemy. When their two very different worlds collide, Kane is forced to make a choice. He has always known honour is worth fighting for. When challenged by Katashi, he has to decide if it is also worth dying for. The Samurai Code is the first installment of the Hiram Kane adventure series. For fans of Russell Blake and Clive Cussler, Steven Moore's breakout action thriller will leave you breathless. To delve into the globetrotting world of Hiram Kane, buy your copy of The Samurai Code, today!

The Samurai Code

Winner of the Christian Gauss Award for excellence in literary scholarship from the Phi Beta Kappa Society Having excavated the world's earliest novels in his previous book, literary historian Steven Moore explores in this sequel the remarkable flowering of the novel between the years 1600 and 1800-from Don Quixote to America's first big novel, an homage to Cervantes entitled Modern Chivalry. This is the period of such classic novels as Tom Jones, Candide, and Dangerous Liaisons, but beyond the dozen or so recognized classics there are hundreds of other interesting novels that appeared then, known only to specialists: Spanish picaresques, French heroic romances, massive Chinese novels, Japanese graphic novels, eccentric English novels, and the earliest American novels. These minor novels are not only interesting in their own right, but also provide the context needed to appreciate why the major novels were major breakthroughs. The novel experienced an explosive growth spurt during these centuries as novelists experimented with different forms and genres: epistolary novels, romances, Gothic thrillers, novels in verse, parodies, science fiction, episodic road trips, and family sagas, along with quirky, unclassifiable experiments in fiction that resemble contemporary, avant-garde works. As in his previous volume, Moore privileges the innovators and outriders, those who kept the novel novel. In the most comprehensive history of this period ever written, Moore examines over 400 novels from around the world in a lively style that is as entertaining as it is informative. Though written for a general audience, The Novel, An Alternative History also provides the scholarly apparatus required by the serious student of the period. This sequel, like its predecessor, is a “zestfully encyclopedic, avidly opinionated, and dazzlingly fresh history of the most 'elastic' of literary forms” (Booklist).

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