David H. Richter is a literary scholar and editor specializing in literary forms and criticism. He is the author of works like Forms of the Novella and Fable's End, and has edited anthologies including The Critical Tradition and The Borzoi Book of Short Fiction.
The progress of romance
The progress of romance
Synopsis
David H. Richter challenges contemporary literary theory and criticism by exploring how to effectively practice literary history. He argues that modern literary ideas, such as Marxism, formalism, and reception theory, are individually insufficient for explaining the origins and evolution of genres and style systems. Richter proposes a pluralistic approach, demonstrating it through a study of the Gothic novel's early period, outlining neo-Marxist, formalist, and reception-based historical narratives of the genre.
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David H. RichterProtagonist
Raymond WilliamsSupporting
Terry EagletonSupporting
R. S. CraneSupporting
Ralph RaderSupporting
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The progress of romanceUnknown, 1996
242 pages
Ohio State University PressLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780814206942
