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The Eternal Life of the Novel

Summary/Abstract: In this article – which is an answer to questions posed in a survey – I analyse Thomas Pavel’s understanding of the history of the novel. I juxtapose his propositions with contemporary trends within literary history, emphasizing his substantial contribution to research of fictitious worlds and the literary persona. I underscore the evident intellectual affinities with the theory of Charles Taylor. Furthermore, I also examine the question of the ethics of reading from diverse standpoints (Daniel Defoe’s novel serves as an example), recognizing that if there are any affinities that we can speak of at all, in this case, then they would point to theories of Martha Nussbaum rather than to the views inspired by Jacques Derrida, Richard Rorty, or feminist criticism.

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