F. McCulloch

Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction

Imagined Identities

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-31355-6
• 1st ed. 2012
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9781349313556
• ISBN-10: 1349313556
• Artikelnr.: 45082736

Autorenporträt

FIONA McCULLOCH Head of English at the University of Bradford, UK. Her publications include The Fictional Role of Childhood in Victorian and Early Twentieth-Century Children's Literature (Edwin Mellen, 2004), and Children's Literature in Context (Continuum, 2011). She is currently working on her fourth book, Mapping Scotland's Future: Devolution and Citizenship in Contemporary Young-Adult and Children's Fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: QUEER FRONTIERS 'Cross That Bridge': Journeying Through Zoe Strachan's Negative Space 'Boundaries. Desire': Philosophical Nomadism in The Powerbook and The Stone Gods PART II: COSMOPOLITAN CARTOGRAPHIES 'Fellow Humans': Cosmopolitan Citizens in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers 'The Bridge to the stars': Travelling Home in His Dark Materials PART III: TIME TRAVELLERS 'Around We Go': Transpositional Life Cycles in David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas 'Remember You Must Live. Remember You Most Love. Remember You Must Leave': Passing Through Ali Smith's Hotel World Conclusion Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'This is a fresh and stimulating study which devolves contemporary British fiction in new and insightful directions.' - Aaron Kelly, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK