The framework of fiction : socio-cultural approaches to the novel

'...offers thoughtful summaries and critiques of both Marxist...and moralist...theories of the novel in society. The primary focus, however, is on a detailed study of the social context of the novel and the changing relationship between novelists and their readers...' Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-19 Theoretical Approaches....Pages 21-58 The Novel New: Defoe and Richardson....Pages 59-85 Scott and Jane Austen: Varieties of Conservative Ideology....Pages 87-109 The Novelist in the Market Place: Dickens and Mrs Gaskell....Pages 111-145 The Novelist on the Margins: Hardy and Lawrence....Pages 147-190 The Challenge of the Popular....Pages 191-221 Conclusion....Pages 223-230 Back Matter....Pages 231-246 J.a. Bull. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [235]-240.