Who’s afraid of the political novel? An introduction
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Our purpose in this introduction and in the research project The Cartography of the Political Novel (Caponeu), to which this collection belongs, is not to introduce a new category that complements - or opposes - other established genre designations such as the engaged novel or the thesis novel. Rather, it is about examining the relevance of the term 'political novel' anew. Why do we consider it important, both as a tentative genre and as a politically productive and dynamic social phenomenon, both in its past, its present and - predictably - in its future? While recognising the current scholarly interest in the inherently political nature of all writing, we argue that certain novels, unlike many others, benefit from being more directly designated as political novels.
Source: Open Research Europe
Authors: Ivana Perica, Aurore Peyroles
Institution: Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $841
Award: G6293961927
OpenAlex ID: W4411568767