Doubleday short studies in political science, 18

The political novel

To order these titles and to receive forthcoming ones (none more than 95c), enter your subscription now. All titles will be sent on approval. COLLEGE DEPARTMENT, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 575 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. From time to time in the Doubleday Short Studies in Political Science series, guest analysts from outside the formal boundaries of the discipline will be invited to help fill certain gaps in existing materials. In the present instance a young professional student of literature, Dr. Joseph Blotner, has contributed a much-needed and highly useful introduction to the political novel. Thanks largely to the care and skill with which this analysis has been prepared, students of English and political science, as well as general readers, should find new and stimulating pathways open to them. So far as the editor and author know, this is the first essay of its kind in the English language. The fact is worth noting because, despite the large number of political novels in all languages and despite the obvious importance of this particular species of the novel generally, scholars in the field of literature have not devoted systematic attention to it. Until Dr. Blotner decided to undertake a full-scale investigation of the political novelof which the present essay is one of the beginning stepsthe teacher of political science could search the modern language journals and literary periodicals in vain for help in canvassing the possibly valuable contributions of the novelist in describing and explaining political behavior. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 68060
Author: Blotner, Joseph
Release Date: May 13, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1955
Publisher Country: United States