現代イギリス小説ガイド<br>Contemporary Britsh Fiction Post 1979

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現代イギリス小説ガイド
Contemporary Britsh Fiction Post 1979

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 288 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780745628677
  • DDC分類 823.91409

基本説明

The first comprehensive introductory guide to contemporary British fiction from 1979 to the present, provides accessible chapters on a broad range of leading British writers, including Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis.

Full Description

This important new book provides a comprehensive introduction to British fiction from 1979 to the present. The volume outlines the main developments in contemporary fiction and engages with key themes such as cultural identity, gender, myth and history, postcolonialism and urban culture. In a series of lively and accessible essays, key critics introduce a broad range of leading British writers, including Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis and Zadie Smith. Offering an illuminating analysis and contextualiztion of British fiction today, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary literature.

Contents

Notes on Contributors. General Introduction: Contemporary British Fiction. (Rod Mengham).

Part I: Myth and History.

Introduction. (Richard J. Lane and Philip Tew).

1. Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy . (John Brannigan).

2. The Fiction of Jim Crace. (Richard J. Lane).

3. The Novels of Graham Swift. (Tamas Benyei).

4. The Fiction of Iain Sinclair. (Rod Mengham).

Part II: Urban Thematics.

Introduction. (Richard J. Lane and Philip Tew).

5. The Fiction of Will Self. (Liorah Anne Golomb).

6. Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia. (Anthony Ilona).

7. Zadie Smith's White Teeth. (Dominic Head).

8. The Fiction of A. L. Kennedy. (Philip Tew).

Part III: Cultural Hybridity.

Introduction. (Richard J. Lane and Philip Tew).

9. Salman Rushdie. (Stephen Baker).

10. The Fiction of James Kelman and Irvine Welsh. (Drew Milne).

11. Caryl Phillips. (Brad Buchanan).

Part IV: Pathological Subjects.

Introduction. (Richard J. Lane and Philip Tew).

12. The Fiction of Angela Carter. (Robert Eaglestone).

13. Jeanette Winterson's Evolving Subject. (Kim Middleton Meyer).

14. Kazuo Ishiguro and the Work of Art. (Mark Wormald).

15. The Fiction of Martin Amis. (James Diedrick).

Glossary of Major Theoretical Sources. (Richard J. Lane and Philip Tew).

Index.