Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of the
Novel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the
state and future of the contemporary British novel written by an
expert in the field.
* Evaluates the state of the ‘serious literary’ novel
and novel criticism
* Prominent treatment is paid to the
‘internationalization’ of the novel in English
* Offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert in
this field; Dominic Head is best known for his Cambridge
Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000
* Establishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists of
the novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers
* An ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interested
in the novel and contemporary fiction
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction.
1. The Post-Consensus Renaissance?
2. The Novel and Cultural Life in Britain.
3. Assimilating Multiculturalism.
4. Terrorism in Transatlantic Perspective.
5. Global Futures: Novelists, Critics, Citizens.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
Circa l’autore
Dominic Head is Professor of Modern English Literature in the School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of several books on twentieth-century and contemporary literature, including The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000 (2002), and, most recently, Ian Mc Ewan (2007). He is also the editor of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, third edition (2006).
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