The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 19502000 by Dominic Head

The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 19502000 by Dominic Head

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.

'This should become a standard reference work for its subject' Choice

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).

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ISBN 13	9780521669665
ISBN 10	0521669669
Title	The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 19502000
Author	Dominic Head
Series	Cambridge Introductions To Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2002-03-07
Number of pages	316
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