David Forrest, Sue Vice

Barry Hines

Kes, Threads and beyond

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first full-length critical study of the work of Barry Hines, best know as the author of A Kestrel for a Knave -- .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9781784992620
• ISBN-10: 1784992623
• Artikelnr.: 48254814

Autorenporträt

David Forrest is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies in the School of English at the University of Sheffield Sue Vice is Professor of English Literature in the School of English at the University of Sheffield

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Tony Garnett Introduction: Kes
Threads and beyond 1 Poetry with purpose and the journey to Kes: Billy's Last Stand
The Blinder
A Kestrel for a Knave and Kes 2 The politics of hope in 1970s Britain: First Signs
Speech Day
The Gamekeeper
Tom Kite
The Price of Coal 3 Thatcherism and South Yorkshire: Looks and Smiles
Unfinished Business
Fun City
Threads 4 Imagining post-industrial Britain: The Heart of It
the miners' strike plays
Looking at the Sun
Shooting Stars
Born Kicking
Elvis Over England Conclusion Index