The grotesque in contemporary British fiction / / by Robert Duggan

• Autore: Duggan Robert
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 pages) : digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 823.920915
• Soggetto topico: English fiction - 21st century - History and criticism; English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism; Grotesque in literature; Literature; Literary Theory; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Ireland
• Soggetto non controllato: Angela Carter; British fiction; British grotesque; British literature; European literary tradition; Iain Banks; Ian McEwan; Martin Amis; Toby Litt; Will Self; artistic mode; contemporary British writing; hallucinating characters; monstrous metamorphoses
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The grotesque in contemporary British fiction
• ISBN: 1-5261-2717-2; 1-5261-1205-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910159009003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II