The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present

ISBN-13: 9780415072311 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 268 str.

Steven Connor

Opis

Steven Conner provides in-depth analyses of the novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history. He incorporates a range of writers in his discussions, including: George Orwell, Angela Carter, Timothy Mo, Hanif Kureishi, Marina Warner and Maggie Gee. This study offers not only a survey but also a historical and cultural context to British literature produced in the second half of the 20th century.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The Novel in Contemporary History; Chapter 2 Conditions of England; Chapter 3 Outside In; Chapter 4 Histories; Chapter 5 Origins and Reversions; Chapter 6 Endings and Living On;

O autorze

Steven Connor is Professor of Modern Literature and Theory at Birkbeck College, London.