A Companion to the British and Irish Novel, 1945–2000
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel, 1945–2000 edited by Brian W. Shaffer
English | December 27, 2004 | ISBN: 1405113758, 1405167459 | True PDF | 604 pages | 2.5 MB
English | December 27, 2004 | ISBN: 1405113758, 1405167459 | True PDF | 604 pages | 2.5 MB
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.
- Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie
- Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene's Heart of the Matter, Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
- Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel
- Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon
- Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed