03308nam 22006851c 450 991045676510332120200115203623.01-4725-4270-31-282-59075-897866125907571-4411-7888-010.5040/9781472542700(CKB)2520000000008164(EBL)495364(OCoLC)601907430(SSID)ssj0000364554(PQKBManifestationID)11270992(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364554(PQKBWorkID)10398764(PQKB)11440569(MiAaPQ)EBC495364(Au-PeEL)EBL495364(CaPaEBR)ebr10372187(CaONFJC)MIL259075(OCoLC)893334869(UtOrBLW)bpp09255858(EXLCZ)99252000000000816420140929d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPost-war British women novelists and the canon Nick TurnerLondon New York Continuum 2010.1 online resource (202 p.)Continuum literary studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4411-8904-1 0-8264-3454-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-186) and indexPreface -- Introduction: The Field of Modern Women Writers -- 1. Theories of the Canon -- 2. Iris Murdoch -- 3. Anita Brookner -- 4. Ruth Rendell -- 5. Emma Tennant -- Conclusion: The Contemporary Scene -- Bibliography -- IndexWith the increasing number of books on contemporary fiction, there is a need for a work that examines whom we value, and why. These questions lie at the heart of this book which, by focusing on four novelists, literary and popular, interrogates the canon over the last fifty years. The argument unfolds to demonstrate that academic trends increasingly control canonicity, as do the demands of genre, the increasing commercialisation of literature, and the power of the literary prize. Turner argues that literary excellence, demonstrated by style and imaginative power, is often missing in many works that have become modern classics and makes a case for the value of the 'universal' in literature. Written in a jargon-free style, with reference to many supporting writers, the book raises a number of significant cultural questions about the arts, fashions and literary reputations, of interest to readers in contemporary literary studies. Continuum literary studies.English fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismLiterary studies: from c 1900 -English fictionWomen authorsHistory and criticismCanon (Literature)English fictionHistory and criticism.English fictionWomen authorsHistory and criticism.Canon (Literature)823.914099287Turner Nick(Nick Peter)953768UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910456765103321Post-war British women novelists and the canon2156497UNINA