Abstract

The Novel, No
Levin, Harry | June 5, 1937 issue

add to cart   close window

This article discusses the book "The Novel and the People," by Ralph Fox. Fiction is such an amorphous and flexible medium that it is vulgarly identified with its subject matter. Since criticism often accepts the identification, Marxism cannot be expected to dwell upon the distinction. Fox's book carries this assumption to its extreme-content and form, the past and its novels, are swept into an all-embracing condemnation. The novel must give more than a thoroughly realistic account of society, it must present a realistic account of the proper sort of society. And it is not always easy to distinguish between a realistic account of the proper soft of society and the proper sort of account of a society, which is not real.

See Also:

NOVEL & the People, The (Book); FOX, Ralph; FICTION; LITERATURE; PROSE literature; CRITICISM
ARCHIVE HOME
Pricing
Articles are sold in 'packs,' which are priced as follows:

1 for 2.95
4 for 9.95
10 for 19.95
50 for 34.95
300 for 149.95
Refund Policy
Sales of archive individual articles, full issues or article packs are final and no refunds will be issued.
Access for libraries
help
Search
Browse
Sample Article

In Your Cart

Your cart is empty.

My Articles

You must be logged in to view your articles.

User name

Password

I don't have a login.

I forgot my user name/password.
Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» The Beat

Sanders Stands on Principle: No Reform w/out Public Option | “It is my intention to do everything I can to see that a strong bill is passed which provides universal coverage in a cost-effective way."
John Nichols
11 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Filibuster Follies | "The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body."
Katrina vanden Heuvel
106 Comments

» The Notion

Bad Black Mothers | For African American women, reproduction has never been an entirely private matter.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell
95 Comments

» Act Now!

Coal Country | Stunning film reveals new dimensions to the cost of America's over-reliance on coal.
Peter Rothberg
116 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

A Kingdom of Bicycles No Longer | China's ambassador for climate change speaks on the eve of the Copenhagen summit meeting.
Robert Dreyfuss
59 Comments