Focusing on what it means to study English in higher education, this book guides students through key aspects of English Studies including major topics and approaches, subject-specific study skills and assessment, including seminar presentations, assignments, and exams. Peter Childs offers down-to-earth practical guidance on developing the skills needed to succeed and includes coverage of literature, language and creative writing. This is an essential introduction to English Studies for students beginning their studies at university or college and anyone considering taking a degree in...
Focusing on what it means to study English in higher education, this book guides students through key aspects of English Studies including major to...
A fresh set of concerns face the twenty-first century British novelist. In this study of the four key novelists Zadie Smith, Nadeem Aslam, Hari Kunzru and David Mitchell, the the changes in narrative approaches and critical directions of a new post-1989 fiction are explored.
Close readings of the writers are informed by a range of contemporary theorists, critics and commentators to reveal the emphases of twenty-first century fiction. Terror, fear, consumerism, multinationalism, and corporatism: the terms circulating in culture and social networks are evident in Smith's faith in...
A fresh set of concerns face the twenty-first century British novelist. In this study of the four key novelists Zadie Smith, Nadeem Aslam, Hari Kun...
Julian Barnes is one of the most refined British writers and distinguished intellectuals of his generation whose rich body of work has been awarded many literary prizes both in the UK and abroad. This title provides a wide range of critical perspectives on Barnes' work from early bestselling novels "Flaubert's Parrot" to "Arthur and George".
Julian Barnes is one of the most refined British writers and distinguished intellectuals of his generation whose rich body of work has been awarded ma...
This introduction to post-colonial theory offers summaries of the major work of such key theorists as Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha and Gayatri. It also explores the lines of resistance against colonialism and highlights theories of post-colonial identity.
This introduction to post-colonial theory offers summaries of the major work of such key theorists as Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha and Gayat...
