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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877578403321

Autore

Head Dominic

Titolo

The state of the novel : Britain and beyond / / Dominic Head

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

9786612007699

1-282-00769-6

1-4443-0471-2

1-4443-0472-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

Blackwell manifestos

Disciplina

809.3

823/.91409

Soggetti

English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

English literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

English fiction - 21st century - History and criticism

Globalization in literature

Criticism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Criticism - Great Britain - History - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The post-consensus renaissance? -- The novel and cultural life in Britain -- Assimilating multiculturalism -- Terrorism in transatlantic perspective -- Global futures : novelists, critics, citizens.

Sommario/riassunto

Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of the Novel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the state and future of the contemporary British novel written by an expert in the field.:.; evaluates the state of the 'serious literary' novel and novel criticism.; prominent treatment is paid to the 'internationalization' of the novel in English.; offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert in this field; Dominic Head is best known for his Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000: a key textbook used in contemporary fiction courses.; establishes th