Living with strangers : bedsits and boarding houses in modern English life, literature and film / edited by Chiara Briganti and Kathy Mezei.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Briganti, Chiara, editor.

Mezei, Kathy, 1947- editor.

Series:

Home (Bloomsbury (Firm))

Home

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boardinghouses in literature.

Domestic space in literature.

Domestic space in motion pictures.

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

English literature.

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

English fiction.

English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

English fiction--Women authors.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 184 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.

Summary:

"Living with Strangers examines the history and cultural representation of bed-sitting rooms and boarding houses in England from the early twentieth century to the present. Providing a historical overview, the authors explore how these alternative domestic spaces came to provide shelter for a diverse demographic of working women and men, retired army officers, gay people, students, bohemians, writers, artists, performers, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as shady figures and criminals. Drawing on historical records, case studies, and examples from literature, art, and film, the book examines how the prevalence and significance of bedsits and boarding houses in novels, plays, detective stories, Ealing comedies, and contemporary fiction and film produced its own genre of narrative. The nine chapters are written by an international range of established and emerging scholars in the fields of literary studies, art and film history, political theory, queer studies and cultural studies. A lively, highly original study, Living with Strangers makes a significant contribution to the cross-disciplinary field of home studies and provides insight into a crucial aspect of British cultural history. It is essential reading for students and researchers in anthropology, history, literary studies, sociology, gender and sexuality studies, film studies and cultural studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

1350016527

9781350016521

OCLC:

1038240286