British Avant-Garde Fiction of the 1960s Contributor(s): Mitchell, Kaye (Editor), Williams, Nonia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474436196 ISBN-13: 9781474436199 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: Explores the trailblazing work of the British literary avant-garde of the 1960s This collection showcases the liveliness of British avant-garde fiction of the 1960s, which is diverse in its aesthetic practices and (sometimes) divided in its politics. It brings together a selection of original, research-led essays on more than a dozen avant-garde British writers of the 1960s, revealing this to be a crucial - and crucially overlooked - period of British literary history. Via detailed readings of authors such as Ann Quin, B.S. Johnson, Alexander Trocchi, Maureen Duffy, Alan Burns, Christine Brooke-Rose and many others, the contributors reveal the diversity of material produced in this period and trace the complex relations of influence and indebtedness between the 60s avant-garde, earlier modernisms and later postmodern writing. The volume shows that the 1960s is an even more vibrant period of literary experiment in Britain than might previously have been supposed - and that the avant-garde fiction produced then rewards our renewed attention to it. Key Features:
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