Theorists of the Modernist Novel: James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf (Routledge Critical Thinkers)

Tracing the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf, Deborah Parsons considers the cultural, social and personal influences upon the three writers. Exploring the connections between their theories, Parsons pays particular attention to their work on: forms of realism characters and consciousness gender and the novel time and history. An understanding of these three thinkers is fundamental to a grasp on modernism, making this an indispensable guide for students of modernist thought. It is also essential reading for those who wish to understand debates about the genre of the novel or the nature of literary expression, which were given a new impetus by the pioneering figures of Joyce, Richardson and Woolf. In The Early Twentieth Century The Modernist Novel Tested Literary Conventions And Expectations, Challenging Representations Of Reality, Consciousness And Identity. These Novels Were Not Simply Masterpieces, However, But Also Crucial Articulations Of Revolutionary Developments In Critical Thought. Tracing The Developing Modernist Aesthetic In The Thought And Writings Of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson And Virginia Woolf, Deborah Parsons Considers The Cultural, Social, And Personal Influences Upon The Three Writers. Exploring The Connections Between Their Theories, Parsons Pays Particular Attention To Their Work On: Form Of Realism; Characters And Consciousness; Gender And The Novel; Time And History. An Understanding Of These Three Thinkers Is Fundamental To A Grasp On Modernism, Making This An Indispensable Guide For Students Of Modernist Thought. It Is Also Essential Reading For Those Who Wish To Understand Debates About The Genre Of The Novel Or The Nature Of Literary Expression, Which Were Given A New Impetus By The Pioneering Figures Of Joyce, Richardson And Woolf. Why Joyce, Woolf And Richardson? -- Key Ideas: A New Realism -- Character And Consciousness -- Gender And The Novel -- Time And History -- After Joyce. Deborah Parsons. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [147]-158) And Index. Tracing the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf, Deborah Parsons considers the cultural, social and personal influences upon the three writers. Exploring the connections between their theories, Parsons pays particular attention to their work on: forms of realism; characters and consciousness; gender and the novel; and, time and history. An understanding of these three thinkers is fundamental to a grasp on modernism, making this an indispensable guide for students of modernist thought. It is also essential reading for those who wish to understand debates about the genre of the novel or the nature of literary expression, which were given a new impetus by the pioneering figures of Joyce, Richardson and Woolf "In this volume Deborah Parsons traces the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf. Considering cultural, social and personal influences upon the three writers and connections between their theories. Parsons pays particular attention to their work on : forms of realism, the representation of character and consciousness, gender and the novel, and concepts of time and history."--Résumé de l'éditeur "In this volume Deborah Parsons traces the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf. Considering cultural, social and personal influences upon the three writers and connections between their theories. Parsons pays particular attention to their work on: forms of realism, the representation of character and consciousness, gender and the novel, and concepts of time and history."--BOOK JACKET BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE......Page 8 WHY JOYCE, WOOLF AND RICHARDSON?......Page 12 KEY IDEAS......Page 30 1. A NEW REALISM......Page 32 2. CHARACTER AND CONSCIOUSNESS......Page 66 3. GENDER AND THE NOVEL......Page 92 4. TIME AND HISTORY......Page 120 AFTER JOYCE......Page 144 NOTES......Page 148 FURTHER READING......Page 150 WORKS CITED......Page 158 INDEX......Page 170 Tracing the modernist aesthetic in the thought and writing of James Joyce, Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf, this book considers the cultural, social and personal influences upon the three writers.