LEADER 03399nam 2200757 450 001 9910159009003321 005 20200122165757.0 010 $a1-5261-2717-2 010 $a1-5261-1205-1 024 7 $a10.7765/9781526112057 035 $a(CKB)3710000001018517 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4777268 035 $a(UkMaJRU)992979626608801631 035 $a(DE-B1597)659594 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781526112057 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001018517 100 $a20191128h20162013 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe grotesque in contemporary British fiction /$fby Robert Duggan 210 1$aManchester, UK :$cManchester University Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (288 pages) $cdigital file(s) 311 $a1-5261-1204-3 311 $a0-7190-7891-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- 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. 330 $a"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. 606 $aEnglish fiction$y21st century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aGrotesque in literature 606 $aLiterature$2mup 606 $aLiterary Theory$2bicssc 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh$2bisach 606 $aIreland$2thema 610 $aAngela Carter. 610 $aBritish fiction. 610 $aBritish grotesque. 610 $aBritish literature. 610 $aEuropean literary tradition. 610 $aIain Banks. 610 $aIan McEwan. 610 $aMartin Amis. 610 $aToby Litt. 610 $aWill Self. 610 $aartistic mode. 610 $acontemporary British writing. 610 $ahallucinating characters. 610 $amonstrous metamorphoses. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aGrotesque in literature. 615 7$aLiterature 615 7$aLiterary Theory 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh 615 7$aIreland 676 $a823.920915 700 $aDuggan$b Robert$01210371 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159009003321 996 $aThe grotesque in contemporary British fiction$92793170 997 $aUNINA