| Youth Culture and the Post-War British Novel: From Teddy Boys to Trainspotting Contributor(s): Ross, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350067865 ISBN-13: 9781350067868 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 823.910 |
| LCCN: 2018003583 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Teddy Boys of the post-war decade to the heroin chic of "Cool Britannia," the many subcultures of Britain's teenagers have often been at the forefront of social change. Youth Culture and the Post-War British Novel is the first book to chart that history through the work of some of the most influential contemporary British writers. In this vivid work of cultural history, Stephen Ross explores: - The manic teenage vision of Absolute Beginners- The Angry Young Men of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - Skinheads and Burgess's A Clockwork Orange - Irony and authenticity in the 1980s - from Amis to Kureishi - Heroin chic, disaffection and Trainspotting Examining the cultural contexts of some of the most important and popular post-1945 British novels, the book covers such themes as crises of masculinity, multiculturalism and inter-generational conflict, and in doing so casts new light on British writing today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ross, Stephen: - Stephen Ross is Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is Past-President of the Modernist Studies Association (2015/16) and General Editor of The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism Online. |