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The post-war British literature handbook

Title
The post-war British literature handbook / edited by Katharine Cockin and Jago Morrison.
Publication
London ; New York, N.Y. : Continuum, ©2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Cockin, Katharine, 1963-
  • Morrison, Jago, 1969-
Description
xiv, 255 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"The post-war British Literature Handbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in post-war Britain. It provides a one-stop resource for students with the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Literature and culture handbooks
Uniform Title
Literature and culture handbooks
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • English literature > 20th century > History and criticism
  • English literature
  • Literatur
  • Bellettrie
  • Engels
  • Literatura anglesa > S. XX > Història i crítica
  • Engelsk litteratur > historia > 1900-talet
  • Englisch
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Aufsatzsammlung.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-237) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Katharine Cockin and Jago Morrison -- Pt. I: Contexts. 2. The Historical Context of Post-War British Literature / Patricia Waugh -- 3. Literary and Cultural Contexts / Katharine Cockin and Jago Morrison -- Pt. II. Case Studies. 4. Case Studies in Reading Literary Texts / Michael Greaney -- 5. Case Studies in Reading Critical/Theoretical Texts / Michael Greaney -- Pt. III. Critical Approaches. 6 Key Critics, Concepts and Topics / Claire Chambers ... [et al.] -- 7. Changes in Critical Responses and Approaches / Donna Cox ... [et al.] -- Pt. IV. Mapping the Field. 8. Issues of Gender and Sexuality / Susan Watkins -- 9. Changes in the Canon: After Windrush / Ruvani Ranasinha -- 10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape: Theory -- the Final Frontier / Sean Matthews.
ISBN
  • 9780826495013
  • 082649501X
  • 9780826495020
  • 0826495028
LCCN
2010291100
OCLC
  • ocn277203921
  • 277203921
  • SCSB-14503868
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library