Project Gutenberg 2022-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 240 Blotner, Joseph 1923 2012 Blotner, Joseph Leo 55006672 The political novel $aUnited States :$bDoubleday,$c1955. Doubleday short studies in political science, 18 Andrés V. Galia, Thiers, Noyster, Netsirk021 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Political Novel" by Joseph L. Blotner is a scholarly examination of the political novel genre written in the mid-20th century. This work analyzes how fiction is intertwined with political themes, illustrating the role novels play in shaping and reflecting societal views on politics and governance. Blotner presents the political novel as a significant literary form that aids in understanding the complex nature of political life, using an interdisciplinary approach that merges literary analysis with political theory. The opening of the book introduces the importance of political novels as tools for understanding human experience and political behavior. Blotner discusses the challenges of defining the political novel, noting its capacity to oscillate between portraying direct political action and depicting broader sociological themes. He sets the stage for a deeper exploration of various novels that highlight political activities and their effects, suggesting that these works reflect not only the political climate of their times but also the characters’ personal experiences and motivations. By establishing these foundational ideas, the opening provides readers an insight into the themes and analyses that will follow in the subsequent chapters, aiming to reveal the intricate relationship between literature and political discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002343856&view=1up&seq=7 20201220114755blotner 1955 US Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Fiction -- History and criticism Politics in literature Political fiction -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Politics 394685 2025-07-27T05:46:52.868777 text/html 370942 2024-10-18T21:55:30 text/html 438578 2025-07-27T05:46:58.739714 application/epub+zip 437930 2025-07-27T05:46:53.886746 application/epub+zip 217919 2025-07-27T05:46:53.363721 application/epub+zip 545240 2025-07-27T05:47:02.327685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523461 2025-07-27T05:46:58.290701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302964 2022-09-30T16:28:59.093229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361664 2025-07-27T05:46:52.245730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341711 2024-10-18T21:55:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17148 2025-07-27T05:47:02.480669 application/rdf+xml 18491 2025-07-27T05:46:53.514724 image/jpeg 3343 2025-07-27T05:46:53.438717 image/jpeg 401032 2025-07-27T05:46:52.904759 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog