The Structure of the Novel Author:Edwin Muir In this long-established study of the novel, Edwin Muir searches out the principles operating in various genres of prose fiction, drawing upon famous examples in literature to illustrate his points, the main substance of his book is devoted to the novel of action and character, the dramatic novel, and the chronicle, which he discusses as represe... more »ntations of life taking place predominantly in time or in space. A chapter on "the period novel" takes to task the chronicle that contents itself not with universals buy with changes in contemporary society valid only for its own time, and in a summary Mr. Muir applies his principles of fiction to other forms of literature.« less