Death, Ressurrection or Enhancement of the Novel?

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  • Fabrício Tavares Moraes Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.28.1.61082

Keywords:

romance, contemporaneity, death of the novel, geopolitical novel, world-system

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze briefly the formal changes as well as the historical and cultural background which have contributed or determined critical discussions about the “death of the novel”, namely, the exhaustion of this literary genre within the range of modern and contemporary literary compositions. Thence, this analysis aims to explore if there is indeed a downsize or even a lack of creativity in the contemporary literary production, or if there is a deliberate and conscious attempt by authors from different origins and traditions in order to reformulate the structure of the novel.

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Author Biography

Fabrício Tavares Moraes, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutor em Estudos Literários pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Doutorado Sanduíche em Queen Mary University of London - Londres, Inglaterra. Professor de Magistério Superior Substituto em INFES-UFF, em Santo Antônio de Pádua.

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Published

2018-04-27

How to Cite

Moraes, F. T. (2018). Death, Ressurrection or Enhancement of the Novel?. Aletria: Revista De Estudos De Literatura, 28(1), 61082. https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.28.1.61082

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2018): A Questão dos Gêneros Literários na Modernidade

Section

Dossiê – A Questão dos Gêneros Literários na Modernidade

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