Series Editor: Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University
The volumes in this series examine significant literary foundations of the novel, by applying the most recent critical approaches: Marxism, feminism, structuralism, and others. Each volume surveys a specific novel-writing tradition, and includes:
A chronology listing publication dates of major novels, birth and death dates of novelists, and dates of significant events
An introductory overview of the novels and their critical reception
A summary of the state of the criticism
Primary and secondary source bibliographies