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The State of the Novel: Britain and Beyond
Dominic Head
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Description for The State of the Novel: Britain and Beyond
Hardback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Manifestos
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405170116
SKU
V9781405170116
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Dominic Head
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 McEwan (2007). He is also the editor of The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, ... Read more
Reviews for The State of the Novel: Britain and Beyond
“Head contemplates the contemporary novel and its readers, scholarly and general, offering a reminder of the form's potential. Serious fiction interrogates social and political issues and plays an important part in the ‘process of acculturation’ and in the formation of identity and understanding of the self.” (CHOICE, March 2009) "The first half of Head's book benefits from a tight ... Read more