Steven Moore (Ph.D. Rutgers, 1988) is the author of several books and essays on modern literature. From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed books for a variety of journals and newspapers, principally The Washington Post. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• Introduction: The Novel Novel; Chapter 1: The Ancient Novel; Egyptian; Mesopotamian; Hebrew; Greek; Roman; Christian; Chapter 2: The Medieval Novel; Irish; Icelandic; Byzantine; Jewish; Arthurian; Chapter 3: The Renaissance Novel; Italian; Spanish; French; English; Bridge: The Mesoamerican Novel. Chapter 4: The Eastern Novel; Indian; Tibetan; Arabic; Persian; Chapter 5: The Far Eastern Novel; Japanese; Chinese; Bibliography; Chronological Index of Novels Discussed; General Index.

"Steven Moore's recent encyclopedic study, The Novel: An Alternative History...dramatically amplifies our understanding of what the novel can and cannot do, and highlights living currents that sprang into existence 40 centuries ago and continue to flow into the contemporary novel." (Stephen Burn, The New York Times Book Review)"

Steven Moore (Ph.D. Rutgers, 1988) is the author of several books and essays on modern literature. From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed books for a variety of journals and newspapers, principally The Washington Post. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• Introduction: The Novel Novel; Chapter 1: The Ancient Novel; Egyptian; Mesopotamian; Hebrew; Greek; Roman; Christian; Chapter 2: The Medieval Novel; Irish; Icelandic; Byzantine; Jewish; Arthurian; Chapter 3: The Renaissance Novel; Italian; Spanish; French; English; Bridge: The Mesoamerican Novel. Chapter 4: The Eastern Novel; Indian; Tibetan; Arabic; Persian; Chapter 5: The Far Eastern Novel; Japanese; Chinese; Bibliography; Chronological Index of Novels Discussed; General Index.

"Steven Moore's recent encyclopedic study, The Novel: An Alternative History...dramatically amplifies our understanding of what the novel can and cannot do, and highlights living currents that sprang into existence 40 centuries ago and continue to flow into the contemporary novel." (Stephen Burn, The New York Times Book Review)"

Steven Moore (Ph.D. Rutgers, 1988) is the author of several books and essays on modern literature. From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed books for a variety of journals and newspapers, principally The Washington Post. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• Introduction: The Novel Novel; Chapter 1: The Ancient Novel; Egyptian; Mesopotamian; Hebrew; Greek; Roman; Christian; Chapter 2: The Medieval Novel; Irish; Icelandic; Byzantine; Jewish; Arthurian; Chapter 3: The Renaissance Novel; Italian; Spanish; French; English; Bridge: The Mesoamerican Novel. Chapter 4: The Eastern Novel; Indian; Tibetan; Arabic; Persian; Chapter 5: The Far Eastern Novel; Japanese; Chinese; Bibliography; Chronological Index of Novels Discussed; General Index.

"Steven Moore's recent encyclopedic study, The Novel: An Alternative History...dramatically amplifies our understanding of what the novel can and cannot do, and highlights living currents that sprang into existence 40 centuries ago and continue to flow into the contemporary novel." (Stephen Burn, The New York Times Book Review)"