LEADER 03308nam 22006851c 450 001 9910456765103321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-4270-3 010 $a1-282-59075-8 010 $a9786612590757 010 $a1-4411-7888-0 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472542700 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008164 035 $a(EBL)495364 035 $a(OCoLC)601907430 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000364554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11270992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10398764 035 $a(PQKB)11440569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC495364 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL495364 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372187 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259075 035 $a(OCoLC)893334869 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255858 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008164 100 $a20140929d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPost-war British women novelists and the canon $fNick Turner 210 1$aLondon $aNew York $cContinuum $d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 0 $aContinuum literary studies series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-8904-1 311 $a0-8264-3454-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [166]-186) and index 327 $aPreface -- 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 -- Index 330 8 $aWith the increasing number of books on contemporary fiction, there is a need for a work that examines whom we value, and why. These questions lie at the heart of this book which, by focusing on four novelists, literary and popular, interrogates the canon over the last fifty years. The argument unfolds to demonstrate that academic trends increasingly control canonicity, as do the demands of genre, the increasing commercialisation of literature, and the power of the literary prize. Turner argues that literary excellence, demonstrated by style and imaginative power, is often missing in many works that have become modern classics and makes a case for the value of the 'universal' in literature. Written in a jargon-free style, with reference to many supporting writers, the book raises a number of significant cultural questions about the arts, fashions and literary reputations, of interest to readers in contemporary literary studies. 410 0$aContinuum literary studies. 606 $aEnglish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $2Literary studies: from c 1900 - 606 $aEnglish fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCanon (Literature) 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCanon (Literature) 676 $a823.914099287 700 $aTurner$b Nick$g(Nick Peter)$0953768 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456765103321 996 $aPost-war British women novelists and the canon$92156497 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02370nam 22006134a 450 001 9910450544603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-46727-4 010 $a9786610467273 010 $a1-4237-1207-2 010 $a90-474-0202-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000033026 035 $a(EBL)253601 035 $a(OCoLC)171583169 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109697 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130971 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109697 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10059378 035 $a(PQKB)10436737 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC253601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL253601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10090536 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46727 035 $a(OCoLC)191952745 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000033026 100 $a20030213d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBefore and after Avicenna$b[electronic resource] $eproceedings of the First Conference of the Avicenna Study Group /$fedited by David C. Reisman ; with the assistance of Ahmed H. Al-Rahim 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (325 p.) 225 1 $aIslamic philosophy, theology, and science ;$vv. 52 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-12978-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCONTENTS; Introduction; BEFORE AVICENNA; THE AGE OF AVICENNA; Note on the Contributors; Index of Names and Places; Index of Avicenna's Works; Index of Arabic Words 330 $aThis text constitutes the proceedings of the first meeting of the Avicenna Study Group. Areas covered by the papers include: insights into Avicenna's revision of Aristotle and Plotinus; his theories of psychology and metaphysics; and the historical and social context in which Avicenna worked. 410 0$aIslamic philosophy, theology, and science ;$vv. 52. 606 $aIslamic philosophy$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIslamic philosophy 676 $a181/.5 701 $aReisman$b David C$0887348 701 $aAl-Rahim$b Ahmed H$0887349 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450544603321 996 $aBefore and after Avicenna$91982323 997 $aUNINA