How did social, cultural and political events in Britain during the
1970s shape Contemporary British Fiction? Exploring the impact of
events like the Cold War, miners' strikes and Winter of Discontent,
this volume charts the transition of British fiction from post-war
to contemporary. Chapters outline the decade's diversity of
writing, showing how the literature of Ian McEwan and Iain Sinclair
interacted with the experimental work of B.S. Johnson. Close
contextual readings of Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish and English
novels map the steady break-up of Britain. Tying the popularity of
Angela Carter and Fay Weldon to the growth of the Women's
Liberation Movement and calling attention to a new interest in
documentary modes of autobiographical writing, this volume also
examines the rising resonance of the marginal voices: the world of
1970s British Feminist fiction and postcolonial and diasporic
writers. Against a backdrop of social tensions, this major critical
reassessment of the 1970s defines, explores and better understands
the criticism and fiction of a decade marked by the sense of
endings.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Decades Series |
| Release date: |
October 2017 |
| Editors: |
Nick Hubble
• John McLeod
• Philip Tew
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| Edition: |
Paperback |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-00350-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-00350-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781350003507 |
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