A Theory of Genre Formation in the Twentieth Century
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In his article "A Theory of Genre Formation in the Twentieth Century" Michael Rodgers explores the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading and magical realism in order to theorize about genre formation in the twentieth century. Rodgers argues not only that specific twentieth-century narrative forms are bound intrinsically with literary realism and socio-political conditions, but also that these factors can produce formal commonalities. Michael Rodgers, "A Theory of Genre Formation in the Twentieth Century" page 2 of 8 CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 17.4 (2015):
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