York Notes Companions: New Directions
Versandkostenfrei!
Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen
19,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
PAYBACK Punkte
10 °P sammeln!
A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essen...
A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essential overview of the contemporary literary scene.
Product Description
A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essential overview of the contemporary literary scene in Britain and further afield.
Features + Benefits
Analysis of key texts and debates
Extended commentaries provide further in-depth analysis of individual texts
Notes contain extra context and explanations of literary terms
Historical, social and cultural contexts explored in introductory chapters and alongside discussions
Modern critical theory and perspectives in practice
Timelines and annotated further reading
Backcover
New Directions, Literature Post-1990
This York Notes Companion to literature after 1990 examines contemporary writing in English at the turn of the millennium and beyond. Introducing emerging genres such as multicultural and postcolonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel, the Companion explores the work of established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters, offering detailed commentaries on texts and guiding students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of contemporary literature.
Each York Notes Companion provides:
Analysis of key texts and debates
Extended commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts
Exploration of historical, social and cultural contexts
Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history
Modern theoretical perspectives in practice
Timelines and annotated further reading
Fiona Tolan is a Lecturer in English at Liverpool John Moores University.
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: A Cultural Overview
Part Three: Texts, Writers and Contexts
The Neo-Victorian Novel A. S. Byatt, Peter Carey, Sarah Waters
Extended commentary, Waters, Fingersmith (2002)
Contemporary Theatre Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, David Hare
Extended commentary, Kane, Blasted (1995)
Multicultural/Postcolonial Writing Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali, Zadie Smith
Extended commentary, Ali, Brick Lane (2003)
New Diversities in Contemporary Poetry Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay, Benjamin Zephaniah
Extended commentary, Duffy, Feminine Gospels (2002)
Gender and Sexuality Jeanette Winterson, Helen Fielding, Alan Hollinghurst
Extended commentary, Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty (2004)
Writing the Self: Biography and Autobiography Frank McCourt, David Lodge
Extended commentary, Lodge, Author, Author (2005)
Part Four: Critical theories and Debates
Remembering the Past
Post-Millennial Anxieties and Dystopia
Literature and Celebrity
Writing the Child
Part Five: Resources
Timeline
Further reading
Index
Product Description
A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essential overview of the contemporary literary scene in Britain and further afield.
Features + Benefits
Analysis of key texts and debates
Extended commentaries provide further in-depth analysis of individual texts
Notes contain extra context and explanations of literary terms
Historical, social and cultural contexts explored in introductory chapters and alongside discussions
Modern critical theory and perspectives in practice
Timelines and annotated further reading
Backcover
New Directions, Literature Post-1990
This York Notes Companion to literature after 1990 examines contemporary writing in English at the turn of the millennium and beyond. Introducing emerging genres such as multicultural and postcolonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel, the Companion explores the work of established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters, offering detailed commentaries on texts and guiding students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of contemporary literature.
Each York Notes Companion provides:
Analysis of key texts and debates
Extended commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts
Exploration of historical, social and cultural contexts
Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history
Modern theoretical perspectives in practice
Timelines and annotated further reading
Fiona Tolan is a Lecturer in English at Liverpool John Moores University.
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: A Cultural Overview
Part Three: Texts, Writers and Contexts
The Neo-Victorian Novel A. S. Byatt, Peter Carey, Sarah Waters
Extended commentary, Waters, Fingersmith (2002)
Contemporary Theatre Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, David Hare
Extended commentary, Kane, Blasted (1995)
Multicultural/Postcolonial Writing Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali, Zadie Smith
Extended commentary, Ali, Brick Lane (2003)
New Diversities in Contemporary Poetry Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay, Benjamin Zephaniah
Extended commentary, Duffy, Feminine Gospels (2002)
Gender and Sexuality Jeanette Winterson, Helen Fielding, Alan Hollinghurst
Extended commentary, Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty (2004)
Writing the Self: Biography and Autobiography Frank McCourt, David Lodge
Extended commentary, Lodge, Author, Author (2005)
Part Four: Critical theories and Debates
Remembering the Past
Post-Millennial Anxieties and Dystopia
Literature and Celebrity
Writing the Child
Part Five: Resources
Timeline
Further reading
Index
Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Andere Kunden interessierten sich für
