British Fiction of the 1990s

Nick Bentley

244 pages, parution le 28/09/2005

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Résumé

The 1990s proved to be a particularly rich and fascinating period for British fiction. This book presents a fresh perspective on the diverse writings that appeared over the decade, bringing together leading academics in the field. British Fiction of the 1990s:

traces the concerns that emerged as central to 1990s fiction, in sections on millennial anxieties, identity politics, the relationship between the contemporary and the historical, and representations of contemporary space
offers distinctive new readings of the most important novelists of the period, including Martin Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, A.S. Byatt, Hanif Kureishi, Ian McEwan, Iain Sinclair, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson
shows how British fiction engages with major cultural debates of the time, such as the concern with representing various identities and cultural groups, or theories of `the end of history¿
discusses 1990s fiction in relation to broader literary and critical theories, including postmodernism, post-feminism and postcolonialism.

Together the essays highlight the ways in which the writing of the 1990s represents a development of the themes and styles of the post-war novel generally, yet displays a range of characteristics distinct to the decade.

L'auteur - Nick Bentley

Nick Bentley, the editor of this volume, lectures in English at Keele University and is an Associate Lecturer for the Open University, UK. His main research interests are in post-1950s British literature and literary theory.

Sommaire

Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: mapping the millennium: themes and trends in contemporary British fiction
Millennial anxieties
Identity at the fin de siècle
Historical fictions
Narrative geographies
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	Nick Bentley
Parution	28/09/2005
Nb. de pages	244
Format	14 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	324g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415342575
ISBN13	978-0-415-34257-5