From the end of the 19th century until World War II, questions concerning the ideal nature and current state of civilisation preoccupied the British public. In a work of both cultural and literary criticism, Shaffer explores this debate, showing how representative novels of five British modernists - Joseph Conrad, D.H, Lawrence, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Malcolm Lowry - address the same issues that engaged such social theorists as Herbert Spencer, Oswald Spengler, Clive Bell and Sigmund Freud.
From the end of the 19th century until World War II, questions concerning the ideal nature and current state of civilisation preoccupied the British p...
Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century.
An engaging introduction to the English-language novel from 1950-2000 (exclusive of the US).
Provides students both with strategies for interpretation and with fresh readings of selected seminal texts.
Maps out the most important contexts and concepts for understanding this fiction.
Features readings of ten influential English-language novels including Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale,...
Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentiet...
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.
Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie
Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene's 'Heart of the Matter', Jean Rhys's 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and Kazuo Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day'
Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the...
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel betw...
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive new reference resource comprising individual titles covering key literary genres, periods, and sub-disciplines. This set includes The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory, edited by Michael Ryan; The Encyclopedia of the Novel, edited by Peter Melville Logan; and The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Fiction, edited by Brian W. Shaffer at an extra 10% discount off the list prices.
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Fiction is an indispensible guide to major writers and their key...
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive new reference resource comprising individual titles covering key literary genres, pe...
