First published 1999
by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001.

© 1999 Andrew Gibson

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Gibson, Andrew
Postmodernity, ethics, and the novel / Andrew Gibson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. English fiction – 20th century – History and criticism – Theory, etc. 2. Postmodernism (Literature) 3. American fiction – 20th century – History and criticism – Theory, etc. 4. French fiction – 20th century – History and criticism – Theory, etc. 5. Didactic fiction – History and criticism – Theory, etc. 6. Criticism – History – 20th century. 7. Ethics in literature.
I. Title.
PR888.P69G53 1999
809'.93353 – dc21 98–51149

ISBN 0-415-19895-X (hbk)
ISBN 0-415-19896-8 (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-00718-2 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-17385-6 (Glassbook Format)