This is an engaging introduction to the novel and narrative theory that will deepen readers' understanding and enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of this popular genre. * Provides readers with the critical tools to become expert narratologists and more insightful readers * Reflects on the rise of world literature, with examples drawn from Spanish, French, Italian, German, Scandinavian, and Russian novels for analysis or illustration, as well as works from English and American literature * Featured topics include the handling of space and time in the novel, narrative situations, literary symbols, and gendering

Christoph Bode is Chair of Modern English Literature at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany. He has written 20 books and some 70 articles - both in English and German - on Narratology, Romanticism, and Critical Theory. Bode is also President of the German Society for English Romanticism and a Corresponding Fellow of the English Association.

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