Working-Class Writing: Theory and Practice 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Clarke, Ben (Editor), Hubble, Nick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319963090 ISBN-13: 9783319963099 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 306.01 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.16 lbs) 298 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book updates our understanding of working-class fiction by focusing on its continued relevance to the social and intellectual contexts of the age of Trump and Brexit. The volume draws together new and established scholars in the field, whose intersectional analyses use postcolonial and feminist ideas, amongst others, to explore key theoretical approaches to working-class writing and discuss works by a range of authors, including Ethel Carnie Holdsworth, Jack Hilton, Mulk Raj Anand, Simon Blumenfeld, Pat Barker, Gordon Burn, and Zadie Smith. A key informing argument is not only that working-class writing shows 'working class' to be a diverse and dynamic rather than monolithic category, but also that a greater critical attention to class, and the working class in particular, extends both the methods and objects of literary studies. This collection will appeal to students, scholars and academics interested in working-class writing and the need to diversify the curriculum. |