Telling the Truth : The Theory and Practice of Documentary Fiction /
Foley, Barbara, 1948-
Telling the Truth : The Theory and Practice of Documentary Fiction / Barbara Foley. - 1 online resource (280 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: THEORY -- PART II: PRACTICE -- Conclusion -- Index
Open Access
Barbara Foley here focuses on the relatively neglected genre of documentary fiction: novels that are continually near the borderline between factual and fictive discourse. She links the development of the genre over three centuries to the evolution of capitalism, but her analyses of literary texts depart significantly from those of most current Marxist critics. Foley maintains that Marxist theory has yet to produce a satisfactory theory of mimesis or of the development of genres, and she addresses such key issues as the problem of reference and the nature of generic distinctions. Among the authors whom Foley treats are Defoe, Scott, George Eliot, Joyce, Isherwood, Dos Passos, William Wells Brown, Ishmael Reed, and Ernest Gaines.
9781501722905
Documentaire literatuur.
Reportage literature, American.
Nonfiction novel.
Marxist criticism.
Historical fiction, American.
American fiction.
Roman documentaire--Histoire et critique.
Litterature de reportage americaine--Histoire et critique.
Roman historique americain--Histoire et critique.--20e siecle
Roman americain--Histoire et critique.--20e siecle
Critique marxiste.
Roman documentaire.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.--20th century
Nonfiction novel.
Marxist criticism.
Nonfiction novel--History and criticism.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
Reportage literature, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Telling the Truth : The Theory and Practice of Documentary Fiction / Barbara Foley. - 1 online resource (280 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: THEORY -- PART II: PRACTICE -- Conclusion -- Index
Open Access
Barbara Foley here focuses on the relatively neglected genre of documentary fiction: novels that are continually near the borderline between factual and fictive discourse. She links the development of the genre over three centuries to the evolution of capitalism, but her analyses of literary texts depart significantly from those of most current Marxist critics. Foley maintains that Marxist theory has yet to produce a satisfactory theory of mimesis or of the development of genres, and she addresses such key issues as the problem of reference and the nature of generic distinctions. Among the authors whom Foley treats are Defoe, Scott, George Eliot, Joyce, Isherwood, Dos Passos, William Wells Brown, Ishmael Reed, and Ernest Gaines.
9781501722905
Documentaire literatuur.
Reportage literature, American.
Nonfiction novel.
Marxist criticism.
Historical fiction, American.
American fiction.
Roman documentaire--Histoire et critique.
Litterature de reportage americaine--Histoire et critique.
Roman historique americain--Histoire et critique.--20e siecle
Roman americain--Histoire et critique.--20e siecle
Critique marxiste.
Roman documentaire.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.--20th century
Nonfiction novel.
Marxist criticism.
Nonfiction novel--History and criticism.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
Reportage literature, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.