A.L. Kennedy

This introduction places Kennedy''s work in a clear historical and theoretical context. Its importance is considered in terms of contemporary Scottish identity and relevance to key issues in contemporary culture. Accessible and comprehensive, this guide includes a timeline of key dates, interview with the author and an overview of critical reception.>

List of contents

General Editors Preface
Acknowledgments
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Timeline
Introduction
Author Biography
PART 2: MAJOR WORKS
The Poetics of Particularity: Space, Place and Identity in the Early Works
Desire and Deceit: Kennedy's Post-Romantic World
Recent Works
PART 3: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTS
Kennedy's Other Writings
Kennedy in Question: The Critical Reception
An Interview with A.L. Kennedy
Selected Further Reading.

About the author

KAYE MITCHELL is Lecturer in Contemporary Literature at the University of Manchester, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Kaye Mitchell
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2007
• EAN: 9780230007574
• ISBN: 978-0-230-00757-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: New British Fiction; New British Fiction (Paperback; New British Fiction (Paperback; New British Fiction
• Subjects: Education and learning; Fiction > Poetry, drama; B, Contemporary Literature, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Modern—20th century, Literature, Modern—21st century