02324nam 2200589 450 991078970870332120200520144314.01-299-20071-00-7083-2404-5(CKB)2670000000131370(EBL)819783(OCoLC)768082843(SSID)ssj0000668417(PQKBManifestationID)12236329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000668417(PQKBWorkID)10719088(PQKB)11668277(MiAaPQ)EBC1889078(MiAaPQ)EBC819783(Au-PeEL)EBL1889078(CaPaEBR)ebr10640666(CaONFJC)MIL451321(PPN)243153856(EXLCZ)99267000000013137020151125h20112011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe fiction of Emyr Humphreys contemporary critical perspectives /Linden Peach2nd ed.Cardiff, [Wales] :University of Wales Press,2011.©20111 online resource (268 p.)Writing Wales in EnglishDescription based upon print version of record.0-7083-2216-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Frames and contexts -- pt. 2. Readings.This pioneering book explores Emyr Humphreys's fiction from a range of contemporary critical perspectives and stresses its relevance to the 21st century. Through stimulating readings which highlight subjects such as gender identity, contested masculinities, problematic father and daughter relationships, war, pacifism, strangeness and 'otherness', and cultural discourse in complex linguistic environments, Linden Peach argues that Humphreys's work is best understood as 'dramatic', 'dissident' and/or 'dilemma' fiction. Generally rooted in North Wales, it is seen as providing fresh insights intoWriting Wales in English.WalesIn literature823.914Peach Linden221806MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789708703321The fiction of Emyr Humphreys3682962UNINA