03399nam 2200757 450 991015900900332120200122165757.01-5261-2717-21-5261-1205-110.7765/9781526112057(CKB)3710000001018517(MiAaPQ)EBC4777268(UkMaJRU)992979626608801631(DE-B1597)659594(DE-B1597)9781526112057(EXLCZ)99371000000101851720191128h20162013 fy| 0engur||#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe grotesque in contemporary British fiction /by Robert DugganManchester, UK :Manchester University Press,2016.©20131 online resource (288 pages) digital file(s)1-5261-1204-3 0-7190-7891-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The contemporary British grotesque -- 2. Angela Carter: The play's the thing -- 3. Martin Amis: The limits of comedy -- 4. Ian McEwan: Below the waves -- 5. Iain Banks: Improbable possibilities -- 6. Will Self: Under the influence -- 7. Toby Litt: Haunted by the grotesque -- Conclusion -- biliography -- Index."Starting with a sophisticated exploration of the historical development of the grotesque in literature, the book outlines the aesthetic trajectories of Angela Carter, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Iain Banks, Will Self and Toby Litt and offers detailed critical readings of key works of modern fiction including The Bloody Chamber (1979), Money (1984), The Child in Time (1987), The Wasp Factory (1984), Great Apes (1997) and Ghost Story (2004). The book shows how the grotesque continues to be a powerful force in contemporary writing and provides an illuminating picture of often controversial aspects of recent fiction."--Publisher's website.English fiction21st centuryHistory and criticismEnglish fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismGrotesque in literatureLiteraturemupLiterary TheorybicsscLITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshbisachIrelandthemaAngela Carter.British fiction.British grotesque.British literature.European literary tradition.Iain Banks.Ian McEwan.Martin Amis.Toby Litt.Will Self.artistic mode.contemporary British writing.hallucinating characters.monstrous metamorphoses.English fictionHistory and criticism.English fictionHistory and criticism.Grotesque in literature.LiteratureLiterary TheoryLITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshIreland823.920915Duggan Robert1210371UkMaJRUBOOK9910159009003321The grotesque in contemporary British fiction2793170UNINA