02197cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500590015726400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250801200043352011800055353400450173365300450177885600430182399900170186639200UtSlPG20260610133910.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a11022978  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aLanier, Sidney,d1842-188114aThe English Novel and the Principle of its Development 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-03-19  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Malcolm Farmer, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The English Novel and the Principle of its Development" by Sidney Lanier is a critical work written in the late 19th century. The book is based on a series of public lectures that explore the significance of the novel as a literary form, discussing its evolution and its relationship to modern society. Lanier delves into broader ideas regarding literary forms and aims to elucidate how the novel has become a dominant means of expression in contemporary culture.  The opening of the text sets the stage by outlining Lanier's intentions to analyze the novel not just analytically but rather synthetically, from the perspective of literary art. He contrasts this approach with his earlier work on poetry and emphasizes the importance of understanding the novel's role in modern life. He argues that the novel, much like other forms of prose, is a product of its time, shaped by the increasing complexity of human personality and social interactions. Lanier highlights the transformative power of the novel, which serves both virtuous and vice-ridden narratives, illustrating its profound impact on readers and society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish fiction -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39200  c80039d80039