Mara E. Reisman

Moral Complexities in Turn of the Millennium British Literature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a critical analysis of morally complex social, political, and cultural issues in novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Patrick McGrath, Graham Swift, Andrea Levy, and Jeanette Winterson. It examines how the work illuminates intricacies of human experience, encourages political engagement, fosters communication, and facilitates social change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781793648464
• ISBN-10: 1793648468
• Artikelnr.: 64959168

Autorenporträt

By Mara E. Reisman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter One: History, Morality, and Social Responsibility in Kazuo
Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
Chapter Two: Destabilizing Institutional and Social Power in Patrick
McGrath's Asylum
Chapter Three: The Language of Transgression and Empathy in Graham Swift's
The Light of Day
Chapter Four: Negotiating Identity and Building Community in Andrea Levy's
Small Island
Chapter Five: Subverting Cultural and Political Power in Jeanette
Winterson's The Daylight Gate
Conclusion
Credits
Bibliography
About the Author