Germinal: the naturalist novel

David, Nicolette (2001) Germinal: the naturalist novel. In: da Sousa Correa, D. (ed.) The Nineteenth-Century Novel: Realisms. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415238267.

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Abstract

Book synopsis: The essays in this volume trace the experimentation of nineteenth-century writers in advancing new modes of realist fiction while revitalizing the inheritance of the Gothic and the Romantic. Focusing on some of the most popular novels of the century (Northanger Abbey, Jayne Eyre, Dombey and Son, Middlemarch, Far from the Madding Crowd and Germinal), this attractive volume explores some of the recurring themes in nineteenth-century fiction: aspiration and vocation; social class; sexual politics; political reform; colonialism and commerce. This is an ideal introduction to some of the major fictional achievements of the first industrial era, and to most of the crucial themes in nineteenth-century fiction.

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Item Type:	Book Section
School:	Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication
Depositing User:	Sarah Hall
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2018 13:41
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2023 12:43
URI:	https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/22138

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