Over at The Valve, they’re holding a group summer reading project on George Eliot’s Adam Bede (1859). The novel will be discussed in a series of instalments as follows: June 17 – Book 1 Chapters 1-5 June 24 – Book I Chapters 6-11 July 1 – Book I Chapters 12-16 July 8 – Book II (Chapters 17-21) … Continue reading »
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The Physiology of the Novel / Marriage and Violence
We’re delighted to note that Nicholas Dames, Literature Compass Victorian Section Editor, and Frances Dolan, Literature Compass Editorial Board member, have each recently had new books published! Nicholas Dames’ new book is entitled The Physiology of the Novel: Reading, Neural Science, and the Form of Victorian Fiction: How did the novel audience of … Continue reading »
Freedom’s Empire: Race and the Rise of the Novel in Atlantic Modernity, 1640-1940
We’re delighted to note that Laura Doyle, Literature Compass Editorial Board member, has just had her new book published with Duke: Freedom’s Empire: Race and the Rise of the Novel in Atlantic Modernity, 1640-1940. Here is the blurb along with a link to find out more: Described by Ian Baucom as “a truly exceptional work … Continue reading »
