The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction Since 1945 Contributor(s): James, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107562716 ISBN-13: 9781107562714 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 823.914 |
LCCN: 2015016111 |
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9.06" (0.84 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Companion offers a compelling engagement with British fiction from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Since 1945, British literature has served to mirror profound social, geopolitical, and environmental change. Written by a host of leading scholars, this volume explores the myriad cultural movements and literary genres that have affected the development of postwar British fiction, showing how writers have given voice to matters of racial, regional, and sexual identity. Covering subjects from immigration and ecology to science and globalism, this Companion draws on the latest critical innovations to provide insights into the traditions shaping the literary landscape of modern Britain, thus making it an essential resource for students and specialists alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, David: - David James is Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Queen Mary, University of London. Author of Contemporary British Fiction and the Artistry of Space and Modernist Futures, his collaborative volumes on late twentieth- and twenty-first-century narrative include The Legacies of Modernism, Fiction since 2000: Postmillennial Commitments, and Andrea Levy: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. |