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'''''The True Story of the Novel''''' is an extensive <ref name=Turner/> nonfiction book that is a ]<ref name=Turner/> and ] of ].<ref name=Turner/> It was written by ] and published by ] in 1996.<ref name=Turner>{{cite journal | jstor=439222 | last1=Turner | first1=James Grantham | title=Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody | journal=Modern Philology | date=1999 | volume=96 | issue=3 | pages=364–370 | doi=10.1086/492765 }}</ref><ref name=Brown>{{cite journal | jstor=44366996 | last1=Brown | first1=Ashley | title=Reviewed work: ''The True Story of the Novel'', by Margaret Anne Doody | journal=The Comparatist | date=1998 | volume=22 | pages=188–190 }}</ref><ref name=New>{{cite journal | jstor=3736507 | last1=New | first1=Peter | title=Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody | journal=The Modern Language Review | date=1998 | volume=93 | issue=3 | pages=773–774 | doi=10.2307/3736507 }}</ref><ref name=Hagen>{{cite journal | jstor=40153740 | last1=Hagen | first1=W. M. | title=Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody | journal=World Literature Today | date=1998 | volume=72 | issue=1 | pages=218–219 | doi=10.2307/40153740 }}</ref><ref name=Davis>{{cite journal | jstor=1345762 | title=Novel Worship | last1=Davis | first1=Lennard J. | journal=Novel: A Forum on Fiction | date=1997 | volume=30 | issue=3 | pages=405–408 | doi=10.2307/1345762 }}</ref><ref name=Richetti>{{cite journal | jstor=2650781 | last1=Richetti | first1=John | title=Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody | journal=The American Historical Review | date=1998 | volume=103 | issue=1 | pages=137–138 | doi=10.2307/2650781 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Synopsis== | |||
| Doody's view about the ] is that it has significantly impacted ], as well as how this culture changes over time. She focuses on the high caliber of writing that these ancient novels seem to demonstrate.<ref name=Turner/> Doody enlarges the traditional definition of the novel by noting the similarities between these works found across two thousand years of their existence.<ref name=Brown/> This approach views the novel as both an archetype throughout time and a modern form of creation.<ref name=Turner/> | |||
| One of the main thrusts of this book is to challenge the established divisions within ], such as those between novels and romances,<ref name=Brown/> ancient and modern works, realistic and fantastical narratives, and historical accounts and fictional creations. It aims to break down these conventional divisions and create a new understanding of the novel's evolution.<ref name=Brown/><ref name=Turner/> | |||
| In the introductory chapter, the author notes ]'s criticism of ], which Nietzsche saw as a corrupt and decadent from divergent conditions and foreign influences. However, the author flips this negative view around, full-circle, using Nietzsche's descriptions not to condemn the variety of cultures but to tout it as a model for inclusivity.<ref name=Turner/> | |||
| Hence, Doody aims to challenge "]" (narrow) theories such as in ]'s ''Rise of the Novel'' that have focused on a chosen time period or language. She argues that such views discount significant influences and discount the evolution of the novel over time and in different cultures.<ref name=Brown/><ref name=Turner/> | |||
| ==Critique== | |||
| Ashley Brown, writing for the academic journal entitled '']'', says that Dowdy incorrectly assumes that most students believe that the novel originated in 18th-century England.<ref name=Brown/> Also, Brown says that Dowdy challenges Ian Watt's seminal work, "The Rise of the Novel". While Watt primarily focuses on English authors like Defoe, Fielding, Richardson and perhaps Sterne, he never asserts that the novel was invented during this period.<ref name=Brown/> Also in defense of Watt, Brown says that Watt correctly emphasizes the significant rise in the novel's importance within British literature during this era, particularly through the influence of authors like Richardson on continental European literature.<ref name=Brown/> | |||
| Peter New, writing for the academic journal entitled, '']'', says that the examples of common tropes that Doody employs to advance her argument that the novel has a millennials long history does not succeed.<ref name=New/> In this, New says that Doody inaccurately contends that the novel's history encompasses "a continuous history from ancient Greek and Latin prose fiction, through Medieval and ] works in the ]s" and a geography that goes much further than has been acknowledged by Western scholars. Also, the book has too much encyclopedic detail to be convincing.<ref name=New/> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| ⚫ | == External links == | ||
| ⚫ | * {{Official website|https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-true-story-of-the-novel/9780813524535/}} | ||
| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| *Goldhill, Simon. “” ''Daedalus'', vol. 150, no. 1, 2021, pp. 26–39. ], . Accessed 26 Dec. 2024 | |||
| * {{cite journal | jstor=41410090 | title='Romance' and the Novel in Restoration England | last1=Turner | first1=James Grantham | journal=The Review of English Studies | date=2012 | volume=63 | issue=258 | pages=58–85 | doi=10.1093/res/hgr041}} | |||
| * |
* {{cite journal | jstor=463823 | title=Women's Time, Women's Space: Writing the History of Feminist Criticism | last1=Showalter | first1=Elaine | journal=Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature | date=1984 | volume=3 | issue=1/2 | pages=29–43 | doi=10.2307/463823 }} | ||
| * {{cite journal | jstor=26932502 | title=No More Missed Connections | last1=Delsandro | first1=Erica Gene | journal=Woolf Studies Annual | date=2019 | volume=25 | pages=73–96 }} | * {{cite journal | jstor=26932502 | title=No More Missed Connections | last1=Delsandro | first1=Erica Gene | journal=Woolf Studies Annual | date=2019 | volume=25 | pages=73–96 }} | ||
| * {{cite journal | jstor=469225 | title=The Politics of Modernist Form | last1=Dekoven | first1=Marianne | journal=New Literary History | date=1992 | volume=23 | issue=3 | pages=675–690 | doi=10.2307/469225 }} | * {{cite journal | jstor=469225 | title=The Politics of Modernist Form | last1=Dekoven | first1=Marianne | journal=New Literary History | date=1992 | volume=23 | issue=3 | pages=675–690 | doi=10.2307/469225 }} | ||
| * {{cite journal | jstor=2873443 | title=The Elevation of the Novel in England: Hegemony and Literary History | last1=Warner | first1=William B. | journal=ELH | date=1992 | volume=59 | issue=3 | pages=577–596 | doi=10.2307/2873443 }} | * {{cite journal | jstor=2873443 | title=The Elevation of the Novel in England: Hegemony and Literary History | last1=Warner | first1=William B. | journal=ELH | date=1992 | volume=59 | issue=3 | pages=577–596 | doi=10.2307/2873443 }} | ||
| ⚫ | == External links == | ||
| ⚫ | * {{Official website|https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-true-story-of-the-novel/9780813524535/}} | ||
| * Review: . ''Blogger''. August 13, 2013. | |||
| ] | ] | ||
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A history of the novel 1996 Book cover | |
| Author | Margaret Anne Doody |
|---|---|
| Subject | Fiction technique, history and criticism. Literary criticism. Interpretation. |
| Published | 1996 |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, E-book |
| Pages | 580 |
| ISBN | 9780585234205 9780813524535 |
| OCLC | 44964682 |
| Dewey Decimal | 809.3 |
| LC Class | PN3355.D66 1996 |
| Website | Official website |
| Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-553) and index. | |
The True Story of the Novel is an extensive nonfiction book that is a feminist critique and revisionist history of the novel. It was written by Margaret Anne Doody and published by Rutgers University Press in 1996.
Synopsis
Doody's view about the ancient novel is that it has significantly impacted Western culture, as well as how this culture changes over time. She focuses on the high caliber of writing that these ancient novels seem to demonstrate. Doody enlarges the traditional definition of the novel by noting the similarities between these works found across two thousand years of their existence. This approach views the novel as both an archetype throughout time and a modern form of creation.
One of the main thrusts of this book is to challenge the established divisions within literary history, such as those between novels and romances, ancient and modern works, realistic and fantastical narratives, and historical accounts and fictional creations. It aims to break down these conventional divisions and create a new understanding of the novel's evolution.
In the introductory chapter, the author notes Nietzsche's criticism of Alexandrian culture, which Nietzsche saw as a corrupt and decadent from divergent conditions and foreign influences. However, the author flips this negative view around, full-circle, using Nietzsche's descriptions not to condemn the variety of cultures but to tout it as a model for inclusivity.
Hence, Doody aims to challenge "parochial" (narrow) theories such as in Ian Watt's Rise of the Novel that have focused on a chosen time period or language. She argues that such views discount significant influences and discount the evolution of the novel over time and in different cultures.
Critique
Ashley Brown, writing for the academic journal entitled The Comparatist, says that Dowdy incorrectly assumes that most students believe that the novel originated in 18th-century England. Also, Brown says that Dowdy challenges Ian Watt's seminal work, "The Rise of the Novel". While Watt primarily focuses on English authors like Defoe, Fielding, Richardson and perhaps Sterne, he never asserts that the novel was invented during this period. Also in defense of Watt, Brown says that Watt correctly emphasizes the significant rise in the novel's importance within British literature during this era, particularly through the influence of authors like Richardson on continental European literature.
Peter New, writing for the academic journal entitled, The Modern Language Review, says that the examples of common tropes that Doody employs to advance her argument that the novel has a millennials long history does not succeed. In this, New says that Doody inaccurately contends that the novel's history encompasses "a continuous history from ancient Greek and Latin prose fiction, through Medieval and Renaissance works in the Romance languages" and a geography that goes much further than has been acknowledged by Western scholars. Also, the book has too much encyclopedic detail to be convincing.
References
- ^ Turner, James Grantham (1999). "Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody". Modern Philology. 96 (3): 364–370. doi:10.1086/492765. JSTOR 439222.
- ^ Brown, Ashley (1998). "Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, by Margaret Anne Doody". The Comparatist. 22: 188–190. JSTOR 44366996.
- ^ New, Peter (1998). "Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody". The Modern Language Review. 93 (3): 773–774. doi:10.2307/3736507. JSTOR 3736507.
- Hagen, W. M. (1998). "Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody". World Literature Today. 72 (1): 218–219. doi:10.2307/40153740. JSTOR 40153740.
- Davis, Lennard J. (1997). "Novel Worship". Novel: A Forum on Fiction. 30 (3): 405–408. doi:10.2307/1345762. JSTOR 1345762.
- Richetti, John (1998). "Reviewed work: The True Story of the Novel, Margaret Anne Doody". The American Historical Review. 103 (1): 137–138. doi:10.2307/2650781. JSTOR 2650781.
Further reading
- Goldhill, Simon. “Finding the Time for Ancient Novels.” Daedalus, vol. 150, no. 1, 2021, pp. 26–39. JSTOR, . Accessed 26 Dec. 2024
- Showalter, Elaine (1984). "Women's Time, Women's Space: Writing the History of Feminist Criticism". Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature. 3 (1/2): 29–43. doi:10.2307/463823. JSTOR 463823.
- Delsandro, Erica Gene (2019). "No More Missed Connections". Woolf Studies Annual. 25: 73–96. JSTOR 26932502.
- Dekoven, Marianne (1992). "The Politics of Modernist Form". New Literary History. 23 (3): 675–690. doi:10.2307/469225. JSTOR 469225.
- Warner, William B. (1992). "The Elevation of the Novel in England: Hegemony and Literary History". ELH. 59 (3): 577–596. doi:10.2307/2873443. JSTOR 2873443.
External links
- Official website
- Review: The True Story of the Novel. Blogger. August 13, 2013.