The contemporary British novel / Philip Tew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tew, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

xv, 205 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2004.

Summary:

The Contemporary British Novel is a lively, wide-ranging, lucid guide to the key issues in writing in Britain since the mid-1970s, including social change, urban identity, and history and its relationship with the present. Philip Tew provides close readings of key works by a wide range of interesting writers, including both canonical figures and writers neglected in traditional surveys. He argues that contemporary writing should be studied in its own right rather than simply as a continuation of post-war trends and provides a fresh analysis of recent fiction and its historical and cultural contexts in contemporary Britain.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Critiquing Contemporary Fiction 1

Chapter 2 Contemporary Britishness: Who, What, Why and When? 28

Chapter 3 The Fall and Rise of the Middle Classes 59

Chapter 4 Spaces and Styles

Urban Identities 89

Chapter 5 The Past and the Present 118

Chapter 6 Multiplicities and Hybridity 150

Chapter 7 Epilogue: The Teaching and Study of the Contemporary British Novel 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0826473504

0826473490

OCLC:

55521813