00396nam a2200121 a 450000500170000002000150001708200150003210000220004724501010006926000470017030000250021763000320024220251203090535.0  a0226065774  a809.3bHEI  aHeiserman, Arthur  aNovel before the novel: essays and discussions about the beginnings of prose fiction in the West  aChicagobUniversity of Chicago Pressc1977  aix,238 p.b22cm.cPB  aNovel-History and criticism