The contemporary British novel / / Philip Tew
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| Autore: |
Tew Philip
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| Titolo: |
The contemporary British novel / / Philip Tew
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2007 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823.91409 |
| Soggetto topico: | English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
| English fiction - 21st century - History and criticism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-243) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Critical Introduction; 1. Contemporary Britishness: Who, What, Why and When?; 2. The Fall and Rise of the Middle Classes; 3. Spaces and Styles - Urban Identities; 4. The Past and the Present; 5. Multiplicities and Hybridity; 6. The Post-millenial, 9/11 & the Traumatological; 7. Epilogue: The Teaching and Study of the Contemporary British Novel; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Contemporary British Novel is a lively, wide-ranging guide to the key issues in writing in Britain since the mid-1970s, including social change, gender, sexuality, class, history and ethnicity. Designed to address problems faced by students in the exciting but challenging field of contemporary fiction, the text is organised to focus on major topics including: - the changing nature of British identity; - the representation of urban identity and urban spaces; - class issues including the rise and fall of the middle class; - multiracial identity and hybridity. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Contemporary british novel |
| ISBN: | 1-4411-1449-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807890803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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