The Oxford English Literary History, 1948-2000

Zusatztext Bruce King brings to the scene the virtues of traditional lit-crit. along with a tough-minded determination to map the features of the new writing. He begins with a refreshingly bullish justification of his title and subject. Informationen zum Autor Bruce King has taught at universities in England, Scotland, Canada, Nigeria, New Zealand, and other countries. His publications include New English Literatures: Cultural Nationalism in a Changing World, Modern Indian Poetry in English, Three Indian Poets, V. S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott, and West Indian Drama. He has also edited many books of original essays, including Introduction to Nigerian Literature, West-Indian Literature, The Commonwealth Novel Since 1960, Post-Colonial Drama, and New Centres of Consciousness. Klappentext In the future will there be a literary history of England! or will it be an English-language literary history? This important and concluding volume in The Oxford English Literary History covers colonial! postcolonial! and immigrant writers since 1948. Bruce King discusses such topics as Black British Poetry and Drama! Commonwealth Literature! and British African Literature! and looks in depth at writers such as V. S. Naipaul! Salman Rushdie! and Doris Lessing. Zusammenfassung Discusses literature written by those who have chosen to make England their home since 1948. Ranging through Black and Asian British prose, poetry and drama, and writers including V S Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, and Zadie Smith, the author reveals the development of the literature from writing about immigration to becoming English.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce King, King Bruce
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9780198184287
• ISBN: 978-0-19-818428-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Oxford English Literary History; Oxford English Literary Histor; Oxford English Literary History; Oxford English Literary Histor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; England, History of Ideas, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)