Abstract
This paper focuses on the impact of modernism on Greek theoretical approaches to the novel from the 1940s to the 1970s and discusses the reception of William Faulkner and other modernist writers by Greek authors and critics. The study also examines the ways the French ‘nouveau roman’ was introduced into Greece and how it was adapted to its new context. By tracing the transition from modernism to nouveau roman, this study charts the debates and reflections on the novel in Greece over almost half a century by situating them in a comparative literary and cultural context.
| Translated title of the contribution | From modernism to the nouveau roman: Debating and theorizing the Greek novel |
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| Original language | Greek |
| Title of host publication | Για μια Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας του Εικοστού Αιώνα |
| Editors | Angela Kastrinaki, Alexis Politis, Dimitris Tziovas |
| Place of Publication | Herakleion |
| Publisher | University of Crete Publications & Benaki Museum |
| Pages | 209-237 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9769605243845 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2012 |