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.
| ISBN: | 9780521669665 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2002 |
| Author: | Dominic Head |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 307 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: from c 2000 |
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.
The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000 features in the following genres: Literary studies: from c 2000
The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000 is available in Paperback
The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000 was written by Dominic Head and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000 has 307 pages
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