Head The State of the Novel

Britain and Beyond
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0472-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Manifestos

Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of theNovel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into thestate and future of the contemporary British novel written by anexpert in the field.
* Evaluates the state of the 'serious literary' noveland novel criticism
* Prominent treatment is paid to the'internationalization' of the novel in English
* Offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert inthis field; Dominic Head is best known for his CambridgeIntroduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000
* Establishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists ofthe novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers
* An ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interestedin the novel and contemporary fiction

Autoren/Hrsg.

Head, Dominic

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
1. The Post-Consensus Renaissance?
2. The Novel and Cultural Life in Britain.
3. Assimilating Multiculturalism.
4. Terrorism in Transatlantic Perspective.
5. Global Futures: Novelists, Critics, Citizens.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dominic Head is Professor of Modern English Literature in the School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of several books on twentieth-century and contemporary literature, including The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000 (2002), and, most recently, Ian McEwan (2007). He is also the editor of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, third edition (2006).