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The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 19502000 (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)
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Must-have guides designed to introduce students and teachers to key topics and authors. In this introduction to post-war fiction in Britain, Dominic Head shows how the novel yields a special insight into the important areas of social and cultural history in the second half of the twentieth century. Head’s study is the most exhaustive survey of post-war British fiction available. It includes chapters on the state and the novel, class and social change, gender and sexual identity, national identity and multiculturalism. Throughout Head places novels in their social and historical context. He highlights the emergence and prominence of particular genres and links these developments to the wider cultural context. He also provides provocative readings of important individual novelists, particularly those who remain staple reference points in the study of the subject. Accessible, wide-ranging and designed specifically for use on courses, this is the most current introduction to the subject available. An invaluable resource for students and teachers alike.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #236657 in Books
- Published on: 2002-03-07
- Released on: 2008-08-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 316 pages
Editorial Reviews
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‘This should become a standard reference work for its subject.’ Choice
About the Author
Dominic Head is Reader in Contemporary Literature and Head of the School of English at the University of Central England. He is the author of The Modernist Short Story (Cambridge, 1992), Nadine Gordimer (Cambridge, 1994), J. M. Coetzee (Cambridge, 1997).
Customer Reviews
Good starting point, excellent talking point
The sheer breadth and range of work Head considers here is impressive, and the book is not lax and bringing opinion to the fore. There was a lot I found to mull over, disagree or agree with, which is what good criticism ought to provoke. A thoroughly good chew and a very good "dipper" for new students in particular, suggesting writers they may not have encountered in a way that may draw them in. I'd have liked more of the later 20th century, but that's a personal preference rather than a complaint about how material is handled and apportioned here. Solid work.
