The state of the novel :
Head, Dominic.
The state of the novel : Britain and beyond / Dominic Head. - Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. - 175 p. ; 24 cm. - Blackwell manifestos. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-170) and index.
"The State of the Novel offers a 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. Key topics are re-evaluated, including: literary prize culture; the idea of a literary renaissance in the 1980s; provincial fiction; the "post-9/11 novel"; and the presumed superiority of the novel in the US. False, but influential myths about the contemporary novel are challenged. This book contributes substantially to a revitalized form of novel criticism, emerging from the shadow of academic professionalism as a relevant and necessary medium."--BOOK JACKET.
9781405170116 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405170115 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781405170109 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405170107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007052062
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
Globalization in literature.
Criticism--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Criticism--History--Great Britain--21st century.
PR881 / .H435 2008
The state of the novel : Britain and beyond / Dominic Head. - Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. - 175 p. ; 24 cm. - Blackwell manifestos. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-170) and index.
"The State of the Novel offers a 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. Key topics are re-evaluated, including: literary prize culture; the idea of a literary renaissance in the 1980s; provincial fiction; the "post-9/11 novel"; and the presumed superiority of the novel in the US. False, but influential myths about the contemporary novel are challenged. This book contributes substantially to a revitalized form of novel criticism, emerging from the shadow of academic professionalism as a relevant and necessary medium."--BOOK JACKET.
9781405170116 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405170115 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781405170109 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405170107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007052062
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
Globalization in literature.
Criticism--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Criticism--History--Great Britain--21st century.
PR881 / .H435 2008