Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The nineteenth-century Realist novel: two principles 14
7. 2 The nineteenth-century Realist novel: particulars 40
8. 3 Problems in defining the Realist novel 72
9. 4 The idea of poetry 104
10. 5 Realist drama 130
11. 6 Modernism 152
12. 7 Before, during and after postmodernism 182
13. Interlude 206
14. 8 Theorists of Realism 207
15. 9 The language of Realism 234
16. 10 Philosophy, science and the ends of Realism 263
17. Index 280