Irvine Welsh

ISBN-13: 9781403996756 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 192 str.

Robert A. Morace

Opis

This book provides students with an introduction to the work of Irvine Welsh that places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores Welsh's biography, his impact on contemporary Scottish fiction and the cultural relevance of the "Irvine Welsh phenomenon." Including a timeline of key dates, it offers an accessible reading of Welsh's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has provoked.

Spis treści

General Editors Preface.- Acknowledgments.- PART 1: INTRODUCTION Timeline.- Introduction: The Irvine Welsh Phenomenon.- PART 2: MAJOR WORKS Trainspotting: The First Day of the Irvine Welsh Festival.- Trainspotting: The Film.- The Acid House, Ecstasy and Filth.- Marabou Stork Nightmares.- Glue and Porno.- PART 3: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTS Other Writings.- Critical Reception.- Bibliography.

O autorze

ROBERT MORACE is Professor of English at Daemen College, USA and author of Irvine Welsh's 'Trainspotting' (Continuum Contemporaries).