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Can I read The Technology of the Novel : Writing and Narrative in British Fiction on EtoBox?

The Technology of the Novel : Writing and Narrative in British Fiction by Tony E. Jackson is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Technology of the Novel : Writing and Narrative in British Fiction about?

The connection between speech and writing in human language has been a matter of philosophical debate since antiquity. By plumbing the depths of this complex relationship, Tony E. Jackson explains how the technology of alphabetic writing has determined the nature of the modern novel. Jackson's analysis begins with the universal human act of oral storytelling. While telling stories is fundamental to human experience, writing is not. Yet the novel, perhaps more than any other literary form, depend

Who reads The Technology of the Novel : Writing and Narrative in British Fiction?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tony E. Jackson
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780801892448
Category
literary studies
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism
Updated
2026-03-25