Novel Configurations: A Study of French Fiction

Although Novel Configurations proposes a theory of the modern novel, that theory is inductive and solidly based in real works of fiction. Allan Pasco undertakes close readings of fictional masterpieces in French literature (La Chartreuse de Parme by Stendhal, Andre Gide's L'Immoraliste, Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu, and several others). Concentrating on patters of narration and description as well as external and internal organization, Novel Configurations proposes a new and highly original system of classification for literary works.