The English novel in history, 1950-1995 / Steven Connor.

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TextLanguage: English Series: The novel in historyPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.Description: vii, 260 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0415072301 (hbk.)
041507231X (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

823.081 20 CON

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Contents:

Cover Page Half Title Page Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements 1 The Novel in Contemporary History 2 Conditions of England 3 Outside In 4 Histories 5 Origins and Reversions 6 Endings and Living On References Index

Summary: Steven Connor provides in-depth analyses of the novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history. He incorporates an extensive and varied range of writers in his discussions such as * George Orwell * William Golding * Angela Carter * Doris Lessing * Timothy Mo * Hanif Kureishi * Marina Warner * Maggie Gee Written by a foremost scholar of contemporary culture and theory, The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present offers not only a survey but also a historical and cultural context to British literature produced in the second half of this century.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Literature	Fiction	823.081 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		49361

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-254) and index.

Cover Page
Half Title Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 The Novel in Contemporary History
2 Conditions of England
3 Outside In
4 Histories
5 Origins and Reversions
6 Endings and Living On
References
Index

Steven Connor provides in-depth analyses of the novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history. He incorporates an extensive and varied range of writers in his discussions such as * George Orwell * William Golding * Angela Carter * Doris Lessing * Timothy Mo * Hanif Kureishi * Marina Warner * Maggie Gee Written by a foremost scholar of contemporary culture and theory, The English Novel in History, 1950 to the Present offers not only a survey but also a historical and cultural context to British literature produced in the second half of this century.

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