K. Duff
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2014
9781349491834
Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space
After Thatcher
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
|
Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2014
ISBN13: 9781349491834
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Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
Looking at writers such as Will Self, Hani Kureishi, JG Ballard, and Iain Sinclair, Kim Duff's new book examines contemporary British literature and its depiction of the city after the time of Thatcher and mass privatization. This lively study is an important and engaging work for students and scholars alike.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349491834
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: The Spatial Turn: Dialectics of Space and Identity 1. 'The Script That Has Been Eradicated from the Street': Iain Sinclair's Lights Out for the Territory, Julian Barnes's England England, and the Spaces of English Heritage 2. 'House Arrest': Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, JG Ballard's High Rise, Thatcherite Council Estates, and the New Under-Class 3. Space, Production, and Identity: Monica Ali's Brick Lane, Hanif Kureihi's My Beautifult Laundrette, and Powellite Englishness 4. The Spaces of the Thatcherite Body: Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty and Will Self's Dorian Conclusion End Notes Works Cited Index
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