The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee

J. M. Coetzee - novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2003) - is widely recognized as one of the towering literary figures of the last half century. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars from across the world, The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee offers the most comprehensive available exploration of the variety, range and significance of his work. The volume covers a wealth of topics, including: The full span of Coetzee''s work from his poetry to his essays and major fiction, including Waiting for the Barbarians, Disgrace and the Jesus novels Biographical details and archival approaches Coetzee''s sources and influences, including engagements with Modernism, South African, Australian, Russian and Latin American literatures Interdisciplinary perspectives, including on visual cultures, music, philosophy, computational systems and translation. The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee provides indispensable scholarly perspectives, covers emerging debates and maps the future direction of Coetzee studies.>

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Valerie Graham, Andrew van der Vlies
• Assisted by: Lucy Valerie Graham (Editor), Andrew van der Vlies (Editor), Andrew van der Vlies (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9781350411975
• ISBN: 978-1-350-41197-5
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / African, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Literary studies: from c 2000