The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present

by Professor Steven Connor, Steven Connor

Overview

Steven Connor provides in-depth analyses of the novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history. He incorporates an extensive and varied range of writers in his discussions such as
* George Orwell
* William Golding
* Angela Carter
* Doris Lessing * Timothy Mo
* Hanif Kureishi
* Marina Warner
* Maggie Gee
Written by a foremost scholar of contemporary culture and theory, The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present offers not only a survey but also a historical and cultural context to British literature produced in the second half of this century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415072304
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/1995
Series:	The Novel in History Ser.
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Steven Connor is Professor of Modern Literature and Theory at Birkbeck College, London.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Novel in Contemporary History; Chapter 2 Conditions of England; Chapter 3 Outside In; Chapter 4 Histories; Chapter 5 Origins and Reversions; Chapter 6 Endings and Living On;

Editorial Reviews

Connor (modern literature and theory, Birkbeck College, London) explores the post-war prose fiction of England, examining the new material conditions under which the novel is produced, distributed, and consumed today and looking at the relationship between the novel and other cultural media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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