The History of Literature

The History of Literature


585 Plots and the Modern Novelist (with Pardis Dabashi) | My Last Book with Anne Enright

January 22, 2024

As far back as Aristotle, plots have been viewed as essential components of long-form narratives. So what happened when Modern novelists like James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, and Djuna Barnes began turning away from conventional plots? Why d