The state of the novel : Britain and beyond / Dominic Head.
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TextSeries: Blackwell manifestosPublication details: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.Description: 175 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781405170116 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 1405170115 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781405170109 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1405170107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
- English fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Globalization in literature
- Criticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Criticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
- PR881 .H435 2008
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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.
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