Routledge - The English Novel In History 1840-1895 Book

Explore the deep connection between literature and social change with The English Novel In History 1840-1895 by Routledge. This academic work examines how the nineteenth-century novel served as a tool for experimenting with democratic social practices during a time of conflict between economic and feudal social orders. Through revisionary readings of well-known nineteenth-century texts, this book uses a multidisciplinary approach to literary history. It tracks how narrative structures change alongside different constructions of time and how these shifts reformulate core ideas regarding identity, nature, and society. Elizabeth Ermarth provides a detailed look at how the novel acts as a social common denominator, making it an essential resource for students and scholars of literary theory and history.