The English novel in history, 1950-1995 / / Steven Connor

• Autore: Connor Steven <1955->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 260 p
• Disciplina: 823/.081090914
• Soggetto topico: English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism; Literature and history - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Historical fiction, English - History and criticism; Postmodernism (Literature) - Great Britain
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-254) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- The English Novel in History, 1950-1995 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- 1. The Novel in Contemporary History -- 2. Conditions of England -- 3. Outside in -- 4. Histories -- 5. Origins and Reversions -- 6. Endings and Living on -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Steven Connor provides in-depth analyses of the novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history. He incorporates an extensive and varied range of writers in his discussions such as * George Orwell * William Golding * Angela Carter * Doris Lessing * Timothy Mo * Hanif Kureishi * Marina Warner * Maggie Gee Written by a foremost scholar of contemporary culture and theory, The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present offers not only a survey but also a historical and cultural context to British literature produced in the second half of this century.
• Titolo autorizzato: English novel in history, 1950-1995
• ISBN: 1-134-90856-3; 1-281-19017-9; 9786611190170; 0-203-15813-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910971624403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novel in history.