Contemporary British Fiction / / Nick Bentley.
This critical guide introduces major novelists and themes in British fiction from 1975 to 2005. It engages with concepts such as postmodernism, feminism, gender and the postcolonial, and examines the place of fiction within broader debates in contemporary culture.A comprehensive Introduction provide...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature : ECGL
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Narrative Forms: Postmodernism and Realism -- Chapter 2 Writing Contemporary Ethnicities -- Chapter 3 Gender and Sexuality -- Chapter 4 History, Memory and Writing -- Chapter 5 Narratives of Cultural Space -- Conclusion -- Student Resources -- Index |
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Summary: | This critical guide introduces major novelists and themes in British fiction from 1975 to 2005. It engages with concepts such as postmodernism, feminism, gender and the postcolonial, and examines the place of fiction within broader debates in contemporary culture.A comprehensive Introduction provides a historical context for the study of contemporary British fiction by detailing significant social, political and cultural events. This is followed by five chapters organised around the core themes: (1) Narrative Forms, (2) Contemporary Ethnicities, (3) Gender and Sexuality, (4) History, Memory and Writing, and (5) Narratives of Cultural Space.Key FeaturesIntroduces the major themes and trends in British fiction over the last 30 yearsAnalyses a range of writers and texts including Brick Lane by Monica Ali, London Fields by Martin Amis, The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter, Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby, The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi, Atonement by Ian McEwan, Shame by Salman Rushdie, Downriver by Iain Sinclair, White Teeth by Zadie Smith, and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit byJeanette WintersonPresents a variety of critical perspectives essential for studying contemporary British fictionProvides essential resources for further reading and research |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780748630370 9783110780468 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780748630370 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nick Bentley. |