Deceit, desire, and the novel

About this book

Discussion of the thesis that any goal which the protagonist of a novel seeks has been suggested by a mediator and that this "triangular desire" is the form of all great novels.

Subjects

  • desire in literature
  • example
  • exemple
  • fiction
  • fiction, history and criticism
  • histoire et critique
  • history and criticism
  • letterkunde
  • literatuurtheorie
  • roman
  • romankunst
  • wensen