Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Approaches to Social Life -- 2. Common Origins in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. Human Association and Culture in the Novel -- 4. Political Power and Social Class in the Novel -- 5. The Novel as a Vehicle for...
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Approaches to Social Life -- 2. Common Origins in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. Human Association and Culture in the Novel -- 4. Political Power and Social Class in the Novel -- 5. The Novel as a Vehicle for Social Commentary -- 6. Sociopsychological Insights in the Novel -- 7. Fiction and History -- 8. Literature and Life -- 9. Literature as a Social Science -- 10. The Challenge of Science to Literature -- Bibliography. Notes. Index -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index