The Novel - by Steven Moore (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A comprehensive history-and controversial reappraisal-of the world's most popular and innovative literary form. <br /><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Moore's range here is staggering. And the intelligence he brings to bear on his materials is awesome, from the subtlest of insights to the boldest of (seemingly always valid) judgments. Add to this Moore's wit, his lucid Orwellian prose, his ability to make a simple plot summary tingle with excitement, the infectious sense of sheer literary pleasure that bubbles through it all-if this isn't a critical masterpiece in the making, there ain't no such animal." -David Markson, author of Wittgenstein's Mistress<br/>Library Journal<br><br>"Steven Moore, a former managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction, has attempted to trace the roots of the modern novel to the first stories told around campfires in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Moore's survey is splendidly comprehensive and shows a true passion for his subject. Ranging from those early ancestors to the classics of Asian fiction, from the love stories of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the philosophical fables of the Enlightenment, and well into our time, the book displays Moore's impressive knowledge of the world of make-believe. [...] Moore tells his story with erudition and wit, and in doing so restores to the reader of good fiction confidence in the craft. Ultimately, Moore's book is less a genealogical history of the novel than a reader's treasure trove." -- The Washington Post.<br/>ContemporaryLit.About.com<br><br>"The Novel: An Alternative History is a breathtaking achievement. Steve Moore isn't just incredibly well read, he's also funny, irreverent, argumentative and sometimes even downright mean. There's nothing dryly academic about his magnificent book--it's as personal as a love affair and just as thrilling. Like Edmund Wilson, Hugh Kenner or Randall Jarrell, Moore writes with real stylish dash, yet backs up what he says with the authority that only comes from vast knowledge. Ancient Greek novels, classics of Asian fiction, medieval romances, Renaissance allegories, Victorian triple-deckers, postmodern experiments--Moore knows them all. For readers, the result isn't just a history of the novel, it's also one of the all-time great literary carnival rides." -- Michael Dirda, author of Classics for Pleasure and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism<br/>The Cambridge Quarterly<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steven Moore (Ph.D. Rutgers, 1988) is the author of several books and essays on modern literature. From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed books for a variety of journals and newspapers, principally The Washington Post. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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