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UNINA9910255242703321 |
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Autore |
Matthews G |
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Titolo |
Will Self and Contemporary British Society / / by G. Matthews |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VII, 196 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature, Modern—20th century |
Literature—Philosophy |
Culture—Study and teaching |
Journalism |
British literature |
Twentieth-Century Literature |
Literary Theory |
Cultural Theory |
Regional and Cultural Studies |
British and Irish Literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The magus of the Quotidian -- This great torrent of verbiage: Will Self and satire -- The unfailing regularity of Dr Busner: Will Self and the psychiatrists -- These artisans of the body: Will Self and the doctors -- Fucking and fighting: Will Self and gender -- A psyche available for product placement: Will Self and consumption -- Dissolving the mechanised matrix: Will Self and psychogeography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Will Self and Contemporary British Society is a detailed and timely study of one of the most popular and controversial literary authors of our time and his engagement with a series of diverse yet interlinked themes. Self is renowned for juxtaposing the fantastic with the quotidian in creative and surprising ways, which has earned him plaudits as one of the most singular and insightful voices in Britain today. In this critical study Self emerges as one of those rare writers |
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