Moral Complexities in Turn of the Millennium British Literature

This book offers a critical analysis of morally complex social, political, and cultural issues in novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Patrick McGrath, Graham Swift, Andrea Levy, and Jeanette Winterson. It examines how the work illuminates intricacies of human experience, encourages political engagement, fosters communication, and facilitates social change.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: History, Morality, and Social Responsibility in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
Chapter Two: Destabilizing Institutional and Social Power in Patrick McGrath's Asylum
Chapter Three: The Language of Transgression and Empathy in Graham Swift's The Light of Day
Chapter Four: Negotiating Identity and Building Community in Andrea Levy's Small Island
Chapter Five: Subverting Cultural and Political Power in Jeanette Winterson's The Daylight Gate
Conclusion
Credits
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Mara E. Reisman

Product details

• Authors: Mara E Reisman, Mara E Reisman, Mara E. Reisman
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2024
• EAN: 9781793648488
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-848-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: from c 2000