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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101405170107

ISBN-139781405170109

eBay Product ID (ePID)66263320

Product Key Features

Number of Pages184 Pages

Publication NameState of the Novel : Britain and Beyond

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

SubjectGlobalization, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

AuthorDominic Head

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Political Science

SeriesWiley-Blackwell Manifestos Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2007-052062

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"All these chapters are readable, often stimulating, and full of reference to a range of sources and instances." (Textual Practice, 2009) "Head contemplates the contemporary novel and its readers, scholarly and general, offering a reminder of the form's potential. Serious fiction interrogates social and political issues and plays an important part in the 'process of acculturation' and in the formation of identity and understanding of the self." ( CHOICE , March 2009) "The first half of Head's book benefits from a tight focus on analysing the relationship between the contemporary cultural fields on England and the US, and the literary novel genre ... .I particularly liked the readings Head offers of the peculiarly British sub-genre of the 'seaside novel' ". ( Times Higher Education Supplement , January 2009)

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number17

Dewey Decimal823/.91409

Table Of ContentIntroduction. 1. The Post-Consensus Renaissance? 2. The Novel and Cultural Life in Britain. 3. Assimilating Multiculturalism. 4. Terrorism in Transatlantic Perspective. 5. Global Futures: Novelists, Critics, Citizens. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

SynopsisPart of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of the Novel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the state and future of the contemporary British novel written by an expert in the field. Evaluates the state of the 'serious literary' novel and novel criticism Prominent treatment is paid to the 'internationalization' of the novel in English Offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert in this field; Dominic Head is best known for his Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950- 2000 Establishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists of the novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers An ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interested in the novel and contemporary fiction, This text offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel#8211in Britain and beyond#8211and 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., The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous 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 timely book contributes substantially to a revitalized form of novel criticism, emerging from the shadow of academic professionalism as a relevant and necessary medium.

LC Classification NumberPR881.H435 2009