Reading for the Plot

Design and Intention in Narrative

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On sale Aug 29, 2012 | 363 Pages | 9780307962829

A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life.
Peter Brooks has written extensively about the 19-century novel. His books include The Melodramatic Imagination: Balzac, Henry James, Melodrama, and the Mode of ExcessReading for the PlotBody Work; and The Emperors Body: A Novel. After many years on the faculty at Yale University, he currently teaches at Princeton University. View titles by Peter Brooks

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A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life.

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Peter Brooks has written extensively about the 19-century novel. His books include The Melodramatic Imagination: Balzac, Henry James, Melodrama, and the Mode of ExcessReading for the PlotBody Work; and The Emperors Body: A Novel. After many years on the faculty at Yale University, he currently teaches at Princeton University. View titles by Peter Brooks