Franco Moretti
The Bourgeois
- ISBN 13:
- 9781781683040
- author:
- Franco Moretti
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Verso Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 13.9 x 1.7 x 20.9 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, History & Criticism,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Franco Moretti's study of the bourgeois in modern European literature explores the once-dominant culture and its literary decline. Through individual portraits and analysis of specific keywords, he examines the causes for the historical weakness and current irrelevance of bourgeois culture. Moretti charts the vicissitudes of bourgeois culture from the "working master" of early prose to the conservative hegemony of Victorian Britain, and the radical self-critique of Ibsen's twelve-play cycle. The book provides a nuanced analysis of the formal mutations of the medium of prose and the impact on literary works. By exploring the evolution of bourgeois culture, Moretti sheds light on its historical significance and relevance in modern times.
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