Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Rodgers, Michael.
"A Theory of Genre Formation in the Twentieth Century."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
17.4
(2015):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.2769>
This text has been double-blind peer reviewed by 2+1 experts in the field.
The above text, published by Purdue University Press ©Purdue University, has been downloaded 1266 times as of 01/20/25.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Comparative Literature Commons, European Languages and Societies Commons, Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Reading and Language Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons, Russian Literature Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature Commons
