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Jun 25, 2020 · Reversing a more familiar account of the novel as a form uniquely capable of assimilating others, Puchner sees the novel of ideas as a subset of an older, larger tradition he calls “dramatic Platonism.” In a sense, the novel’s desire for “ideas” makes it not so much philosophical as dramatic.
Jun 29, 2020 · “Whether executed as science fiction, bildungsroman, or more recently, the satirical form Nicholas Dames calls the ‘theory novel,’ the novel of ideas is ‘artful,’ with all the equivocality this term brings.
Jun 26, 2020 · Arising by most accounts in the last decades of the nineteenth century, the novel of ideas reflects the challenge posed by the integration of externally developed concepts long before the arrival of conceptual art.
Jul 6, 2017 · Bewes defines the philosophical novel (PN), in contradistinction to the novel of ideas (NOI), as having no authorial predetermination, instead comprising a meditation. The author of a PN, he says, seeks to meet the reader halfway, refusing to play to the gallery and appeal to the market.
Apr 24, 2018 · We can define the novel of ideas not according to an inherited standard of, say, Augie March or White Noise, but according to standards we can more actively and conscientiously define. There is an opportunity, I think, to bring a freshness and inclusivity to the study of the novel.
Jun 24, 2019 · McEwan’s novels of ideas consistently explore and demonstrate unexpected capabilities of the genre. They unfold the drama and texture of their ideational content, from the level of plot device and set piece down to that of lexical units. Ideas animate but never overwhelm aesthetics.
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Sep 15, 2015 · It is two — poetry and philosophy — and to conflate them is to violate a law stated by Aristotle. Since real life is often “unbelievable,” historical writing can tell fantastic stories.